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Ambition, collaboration and the race for decarbonisation. Presented at the launch of the West of England local industrial decarbonisation project (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Presentation discussing the challenges and opportunities of decarbonising a major industrial area covering Royal Portbury, Avonmouth and Severnside.
Local policies and interventions to reduce a city’s carbon footprint using plant-based diets: Bristol as a case study (2025)
Journal Article
Net zero strategies are needed to mitigate the effects of the climate emergency. Food systems are responsible for one third of global GhG emissions. This study explores policies and interventions that can be applied at a local level to decarbonise th... Read More about Local policies and interventions to reduce a city’s carbon footprint using plant-based diets: Bristol as a case study.
Case study eight, from James Longhurst, takes a longer-term view of policy delivery in practice, analysing how Local Air Quality Management has been delivered through local government. The case study provides a perspective on the limiting factors th... Read More about The missed opportunity of local air quality management. In Lewis J. (Ed) Speaking up for science and the environment. Case studies for effective environmental engagement throughout the policy process..
An updated analysis of air pollution and its management viewed through the lens of the UN sustainable development goals (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fellowship address to the Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM) on the occasion of Professor Longhurst being awarded Honorary Fellowship of IAQM.
Taking stock of progress. Presentation at the Bristol climate and nature partnership gathering (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
A review of climate action in Bristol five years after the One City Climate Strategy was published in 2019.
Transition to more healthy and biodiverse urban developments? Multi-stakeholder perspectives on the cost of delivering biodiversity in new developments. A case study of England, United Kingdom (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
It has been demonstrated that biodiverse urban environments support health and well-being. However, the United Kingdom is one of the countries with the lowest biodiversity value globally. Efforts to address this shortfall and create healthier and mor... Read More about Transition to more healthy and biodiverse urban developments? Multi-stakeholder perspectives on the cost of delivering biodiversity in new developments. A case study of England, United Kingdom.
Goals, barriers and enablers to realising biodiversity delivery through new development (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
The protection and enhancement of biodiversity through development is a key challenge for planning. In England, the planning system has adopted a mitigation hierarchy, which seeks to focus development in less sensitive areas, or mitigate or compensat... Read More about Goals, barriers and enablers to realising biodiversity delivery through new development.
Retail company voluntary arrangements: A dubious remedy? (2024)
Journal Article
Despite much debate on Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVA) among UK retailers, understanding of retail CVAs remains limited. There is continuing uncertainty about the uptake of CVAs, what aspects lead to successful outcomes and whether CVAs can be v... Read More about Retail company voluntary arrangements: A dubious remedy?.