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Comprehending the crisis

The first step to confronting climate change and building a sustainable future is understanding the problem.

Social science research helps us to see problems differently and gain a deeper understanding of why things happen. This research allows us to rethink our understanding of a problem and find new solutions. The articles below explore a range of different methods and approaches to understanding the crisis, from studies of disaster relief efforts through to historical overviews of changing weather patterns and their effects upon society. 

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James Heydon, an expert in environmental regulation in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Nottingham, explains why effective policy intervention is essential to combat rising emissions from wood burning stoves. 

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Find more articles explaining why we need sustainable solutions:

  1. BLOG: Sediments reveal climate clues
    Description
    Freshwater ecosystems support a vast proportion of the world's population – but they are under threat from human exploitation, environmental degradation and climate change. By studying lake sediments, we can build a picture of environmental change over time to allow a precise measurement of human impact.
  2. PODCAST: Sustainability in Business
    Description
    Ben is joined by super-special-guest-host Gabrielle Bunn to talk sustainability, bringing the social sciences into big projects for everyone's benefit and more with Judy Muthuri and Hannah Noke from the University of Nottingham and Daniela Salite from Aston University.
  3. PODCAST: Sustainability in Business
    Description
    Ben is joined by guest host Gabrielle Bunn to talk sustainability, bringing the social sciences into big projects for everyone's benefit and more with Judy Muthuri and Hannah Noke from the University of Nottingham and Daniela Salite from Aston University.
  4. Video: Unwrapping food supply chains
    Description
    In this short video series, Dr Anne Touboulic and Dr Lucy McCarthy unwrap their knowledge of food supply chains to explore some of the factors that go into food supply chains and some of the changes that can help to create a more sustainable system for the future.
  5. News: Impact of climate change on future generations
    Description
    Prof Simon Gosling summarises the findings and significance of a longer research paper he co-authored. The research demonstrates the impact that climate change will have on future generations, clearly demonstrating the need for fast action by governments and policy makers to limit emissions and avert crisis.
  6. Short article: Assessing the effects of a changing climate on women and girls
    Description
    As reported by UN Women, women and girls face an abundance of amplified social and economic threats compounded by the impacts of climate change.
  7. Research paper: Public perceptions of demand side management and a smarter energy future
    Description
    This research paper examines public perceptions and acceptability of a range of current DSM possibilities in a representative sample of the British population. It explores concerns over climate change, affordability, and acceptance of new technology to understand barriers to adopton of new technologies.
  8. SHORT: Government's role in promoting wood burning stove emissions
    Description
    Based on an analysis of over 18,000 government records of heating and cooking appliances exempt from smoke control rules, and interviews with air pollution officers from local councils across the UK, the research shows how the Deregulation Act 2015 opened the door to a market of stoves exempt from urban air pollution controls (see graph).
  9. ARTICLE: Climate justice is social justice in the Global South
    Description
    To achieve climate justice, it is necessary to clarify what it means in specific contexts. The problem of climate (in)justice in the Global South arises from a broader story of social injustices. In this context, Charles argues that climate justice means social justice.
  10. BLOG: A university determined to make a difference
    Description
    Vice-Chancellor Professor Shearer West reflects on COP27 and says to tackle the greatest challenge of our time we must accelerate the delivery of sustainable technologies and solutions.
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