Assistant Vice Chancellor, Environment and Sustainability Jim Longhurst's Outputs (363)

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.

Bristol advisory committee on climate change: One City climate strategy progress review - February 2023 (2023)
Report

This report from the Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change (BACCC) reviews citywide progress on tackling the climate crisis and concludes that, although there is some positive progress, the city is still way off meeting its 2030 carbon neutra... Read More about Bristol advisory committee on climate change: One City climate strategy progress review - February 2023.

A university’s transformational change agenda (2023)
Book Chapter

This chapter presents a chronological review of the University of West of England, Bristol (UWE) and its engagement with the environmental agenda of the late 20th century before reviewing its transformational sustainability agenda over the last twent... Read More about A university’s transformational change agenda.

Air and Water Pollution XXX (2022)
Book

Proceedings of the 30th Air and Water Pollution Conference organised by the Wessex Institute of Technology and the University of the West of England. The merger of two successful events to form the 30th International Conference on Modelling, Monitori... Read More about Air and Water Pollution XXX.

Challenges and opportunities for local action to improve air quality (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This brief presentation considers the role of Local Authorities (LA) in providing local air quality management (LAQM) and public health protection.
It will focus on the role of LAs in reviewing and assessing air quality, declaring Air Quality Ma... Read More about Challenges and opportunities for local action to improve air quality.

Review of year three of the climate emergency action plan. Report for South Gloucestershire Council (2022)
Digital Artefact

The University of the West of England supports South Gloucestershire Council in their Climate Emergency work through a University Advisory Group. This group meets monthly with representatives of South Gloucestershire Council’s Climate Emergency Team... Read More about Review of year three of the climate emergency action plan. Report for South Gloucestershire Council.

Higher education and the sustainability agenda. Opportunities and challenges (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Part one will consider the changing expectations of current and future students as they confront the reality of the climate and ecological emergencies.

Part two will be a discussion of whole institution responses to the sustainability challenge... Read More about Higher education and the sustainability agenda. Opportunities and challenges.

Enforcing local environmental protection (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation considers the role of Local Authorities (LA) in providing environmental protection services.
It considers the challenges faced by LAs in 12 years or more of austerity.
It reflects on in the capability and competency to deliver... Read More about Enforcing local environmental protection.

Sustainability at UWE Bristol: A 28 year Journey (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation:
Briefly discusses the role of higher education as both a cause and a solution to our multiple sustainability crises;
Explores the changing expectations of current and future students as they confront the reality of the climate... Read More about Sustainability at UWE Bristol: A 28 year Journey.

Sustainability-at-UWE-Bristol: A 28-year journey (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In this presentation I will briefly discuss the role of higher education as both a cause and a solution to our multiple sustainability crises
explore the changing expectations of current and future students as they confront the reality of the clima... Read More about Sustainability-at-UWE-Bristol: A 28-year journey.

Setting the strategic direction for environmental sustainability in higher education (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation explores the place of sustainability in the teaching, research and innovation, civic engagement and campus operations in universities. Using UWE as a case study example opportunities and challenges are discussed in the context of... Read More about Setting the strategic direction for environmental sustainability in higher education.

The QAA – Advance HE education for sustainable development guidance. What it is, why it matters and how you can use it to enhance your teaching no matter what your discipline (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation explores the the QAA - Advance HE Education for Sustainable Development guidance , discusses it significance and potential application in HE no matter what the discipline maybe. It concludes with a brief review of how UWE has devel... Read More about The QAA – Advance HE education for sustainable development guidance. What it is, why it matters and how you can use it to enhance your teaching no matter what your discipline.

Plan 2030. Accelerating action for a net zero 2030: A report for South Gloucestershire Council (2022)
Report

Achieving net zero in 2050 is enshrined in UK law. The first three national carbon budgets have made an impressive start on the UK decarbonisation journey but the challenge of implementation facing the fourth, fifth and sixth budget is significant. T... Read More about Plan 2030. Accelerating action for a net zero 2030: A report for South Gloucestershire Council.

Striving for net zero. A case study of sustainability at UWE Bristol (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Striving for Net Zero (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper provided a case study of UWE’s 28 year journey towards becoming a sustainable university. It reviews the policy, operational, teaching, research and partnership actions that contribute towards environmental, climate and wider sustainabilit... Read More about Striving for Net Zero.

Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change. Annual report year 2 (2022)
Report

The QAA –Advance HE education for sustainable development guidance for higher education providers (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Climate literacy & education: Embedding into the curriculum (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Air Pollution XXIX (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Review of year two of the climate emergency action plan. Report for South Gloucestershire Council (2021)
Report

https://beta.southglos.gov.uk/static/5e5bdbd83f51c0169af668c38fd5cd27/Appendix-6-Review-of-Year-2-Climate-Emergency-Action-Plan.pdf