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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. 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.
  2. 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).
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Podcast: Ethnic Minorities and Disproportionate Environmental Impacts
    Description
    Race and Climate Change are inextricably linked, as our guest Dr Charles Ogunbode discusses with Chris Sims. In this episode, we look at why the conversation about the environment is missing out on a vital demographic, when that same demographic tends to shoulder most of the impacts.
  6. SUMMARY: Developing the world's first biodiversity credit standards
    Description
    This short article summarises a new £1 million project, led by University of Nottingham researchers, on the development of the world's first biodiversity credit standards. This framework will enable businesses and governments to quantify their impacts on the natural world.
  7. SHORT ARTICLE: Paying for the transition to sustainable energy
    Description
    Energy security, climate change, sustainable energy and the transition to renewable energy are linked topics. Increasingly, the preferred policy direction across the globe is to promote renewable energy options, in order to tackle climate change and create a sustainable economy while maintaining energy security.
  8. SUMMARY: Understanding how to conserve plant diversity
    Description
    This short article summarises research discovering new patterns of plant diversity. The study produced, for the first time, global maps of local plant biodiversity, based on field surveys around the world, transforming our understanding of how to conserve this vital resource.
  9. SHORT ARTICLE: Exploring the Rights of Children and Future Generations
    Description
    This short article examines the importance of the relationship between children's rights and future generations' rights for International Human Rights Law.
  10. POLICY BRIEF: Sustainable Gemstone Mining in Kenya
    Description
    This Policy Brief aims to build public awareness on the policies and measures that are planned to be put in place to develop a sustainable artisanal and small-scale mining sector in Taita Taveta.
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