An interactive light projection “The Climate Wall” will be on show at the University of Exeter’s campuses this month.
The art installation represents a moment of reflection in the lead up to COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where the world will take stock of its progress on the Paris Agreement and discuss the future.
The art installation will allow people to view facts about climate change and action being taken across the world, and post “live” reflections to represent a “moment in time” of how people think and feel about climate change.
People across the region are being asked to give their views on a regional strategy that will help ensure that Devon, Cornwall, and the Isles of Scilly can make the changes needed to cope with the worst effects of climate change.
From Tuesday May 9 until June 30 residents are being consulted on the Climate Adaptation Strategy for Devon, Cornwall, and Isles of Scilly ahead of its publication later this year.
To effectively respond to the climate crises, it is vital that strategies are put in place to deal with both the cause of rising greenhouse gases and their effect on...
The South West Business Council (SWBC) will be bringing together world-class decarbonisation experts and industry leaders from the energy sector for a key conference in Devon.
The event, which addresses the energy transition and climate change mitigation, is part of the council’s pledge to support Great South West’s plans for the South West to become the first Net Zero region in England.
‘Energy Transition: The Challenges and Opportunities’ is at Sandy Park in Exeter on Friday January 27 2023. It will focus on the region’s roadmap to Net Zero and provide expert insight...
The huge potential of the South West’s green energy credentials, and its progress in becoming the UK’s green energy powerhouse, have been showcased at a key Energy Summit in the region.
The Great South West Partnership brought together leading figures across industry and Government for the summit, held at the University of Plymouth, on Wednesday 23 November.
The Great South West is the ‘powerhouse’ brand promoting the areas of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, the Heart of the South West covering Devon and Somerset, and Dorset. It aims to advocate the region’s natural ‘blue...
New Play explores James Lovelock’s Gaia theory A new play telling the story of James Lovelock’s Gaia theory will be developed in Exeter. A group of actors and musicians will spend ten days working on the script for ‘Gaia and the Globe’, a play with songs which celebrates the science behind Gaia, and explores the social and cultural implications of the theory. Writer Peter Horton is inspired by the hypothesis which was developed in the 1970s. James Lovelock and US microbiologist Lynn Margulis put forward the idea that the earth and all its organisms are closely integrated to form a self-...
A group of nine leading organisations covering aerospace, shipping, hi-tech engineering and public utilities have come together to launch Hydrogen South West, a partnership which will create an infrastructure ecosystem that will bring the benefits of hydrogen to the South West of England.
This infrastructure ecosystem of key industries aims to decarbonise transport, commerce and power, while driving sustainable growth, upskilling the region and delivering new job opportunities.
Focusing on key sectors such as shipping, aviation and housing as well as industry, the...
A schoolboy from St Peter’s CoE Aided School, Exeter has reached the final stages of a national competition to find tech solutions to big challenges like climate change.
BT is delighted to announce that Otto Sutton has made it to the final of the BT Young Pioneer Award as part of Tech4Good 2021. Otto has come up with the idea for an app to help people ‘upcycle’ everyday items they might find in their home to avoid them heading for landfill.
BT co-founded the Tech4Good awards with AbilityNet over 10 years ago, to recognise organisations and individuals who use digital...
My mission to sell 1 millions copies of my self-published book and to donate 50% of the profits to my chosen charities: Tree Nation, Whale & Dolphin conservation, Hope For Life, Water Aid, Forgotten Women, International Animal Rescue and smaller Animal rescue centres.
The beautiful land of Amazonia suffered an ecological and emotional demise after being invaded by the Mopheads. Siegfried, the dwarf from underground crystal caves and friends who live upon the land, devise a plan to restore love and light to their world. Meet with walking and talking trees, inter-dimension...
From global climate strikes led by Greta Thunberg to forest fires, environmental issues have never been so topical. Although many of us know we need to make sustainable changes, it can be difficult to grasp what the effects of climate change will look like, if we don’t take action.
But now, a new installation at Killerton in Broadclyst, Devon is offering visitors the chance to travel into the future to 2050 and experience the impact of climate change for themselves.
The first-of-its-kind immersive experience, created through CGI and augmented reality technology, will...
