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The 50 Percent (formally ‘Global Youth Engagement Program’) is an international collection of young people who, in partnership with Penn State University Sustainability Institute and the Club of Rome believe that every young person – regardless of their economic, social, or cultural situation, should contribute to the policies that impact their future.

UNSW Sydney plays a key role in developing a new accounting framework for recognising the ocean’s benefits beyond economic growth and employment.

HKU Ecologists study the buffering effects of forests on climate change impacts on insect communities

In this article by The Environment and Energy Leader, they present the partnership between an insurance group and the education sector with the rollout of a carbon removal initiative. With the drive to become net-zero by 2050, the demand for carbon removal projects in 2020 increased over 2019 by more than 33% and could more than triple into the future.

Researchers say the high salt content of whey – the watery part of milk left behind after cheesemaking – helps make it one of the most polluting byproducts in the food processing industry. In a new study, chemists demonstrate the first electrochemical redox desalination process used in the food industry, removing and recycling up to 99% of excess salt from whey while simultaneously refining more than 98% of whey’s valuable protein content.

HKU Ecologists reconstructed Hong Kong’s marine ecosystem over the last 100 years worried that climate and metal pollution may have a negative impact on the biodiversity

During the month of October, universities around the globe were invited to host a hackathon and submit a short video to encourage interdisciplinary interest in climate change and circularity principles in support of COP26.

We have curated some helpful (and free) resources for students and educators developed by our member universities or their partners. We will continue to update this space on a regular basis. If you have some good educational resources you would like to share please email the Climate Alliance Secretariat.

The Climate Ambassador Scheme, launched on Thursday 21 April, will provide schools and colleges around the UK with access to leading experts working on climate. Led collaboratively by the University of Reading and STEM Learning, involving partners from universities and research institutions around the UK, the scheme will support the new Department for Education Sustainability and Climate Change strategy.