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Bristol part of new £10 million research centre to spur a greener global financial system
The UK is investing £10 million in a new national green finance research centre that will advise lenders, investors and insurers, enabling them to make environmentally sustainable decisions, and support a greener global economy.
Access to scientifically robust data and analytics is currently patchy and unreliable. Armed with better information, underpinned by innovative UK science, financial institutions around the world will be much better placed to make decisions that contribute to a more sustainable planet.
This will help financial institutions shift money away from risky activities that harm the environment, such as coal-fired power and deforestation, and towards activities that are less harmful, such as renewable power and sustainable agriculture.
Leeds and London set to become global centres of green finance
Britain leads research initiative to put climate and environment at the heart of UK financial decision making.
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15 February 2021
£10 million UK government investment for new world-class green finance research hubs based in Leeds and London
banks, lenders and insurers encouraged to invest in clean innovations and green technologies from renewable power to sustainable agriculture
encouraging private investment in green projects will drive growth across the economy and support new jobs as the UK builds back greener from the pandemic
Leeds and London will be home to a new UK centre for driving global green finance and investment, Energy Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan announced today (Monday 15 February), thanks to £10 million in government investment.
Impacts of marine plastic pollution in south-east Asia researched
22 October 2020
Leading environmental and research agencies in the UK and in Singapore have announced funding support for four innovative international research collaborations.
The project will investigate how to reduce the impact of plastic pollution on marine ecosystems in south-east Asia.
The research collaborations represent a £6 million investment by:
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Singapore’s National Research Foundation (NRF)
UK government funding supported by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
Mitigation measures needed
The aim of the programme is to support collaborations between researchers in the UK, Singapore and the wider south-east Asia region. This will increase our understanding of the impacts and risks of plastics in marine ecosystems (including mangroves, coral reefs and beaches) and the essential services these ecosystems provide, in order to
Professor Dame Georgina Mace, 1953-2020
22 September 2020
It is with great sadness that we share news of the death of Professor Dame Georgina Mace.
Dame Georgina’s notable work on biodiversity loss and ecosystem change led to the well-known development of criteria for listing species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of threatened species and was a coordinating lead author for biodiversity in the widely regarded Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.
Professor Sir Duncan Wingham, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Executive Chair commented:
Dame Georgina was a very much respected member of the NERC community and served as a NERC council member from 2011-2018. During her time on council I personally found her to be a truly supportive champion of NERC and a genuine friend to those who worked alongside her. On behalf of NERC I offer our condolences to Dame Georgina’s family
helideck landing.
Early next year the ship will undertake ice trials in the Arctic, and in November 2021 make its maiden voyage to Antarctica.
Major milestone
The commencement of sea trials is a major milestone in the four-year build programme, and an exceptional achievement for Cammell Laird:
laying the keel in October 2016
hull launch in July 2018
royal ceremonial naming in September 2019.
Constructing this extraordinary 15,000 tonne-vessel has involved:
more than 1,300 local personnel
70 apprentices
many hundreds of specialist subcontractors and suppliers.
David McGinley, Chief Executive Officer of Cammell Laird Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders and Atlantic and Peninsula Services, said:
In conjunction with NERC and BAS, Cammell Laird has demonstrated that the UK is at the forefront of the global shipbuilding industry and we stand ready to deliver future shipbuilding projects here on the River Mersey.