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20th September 2019 Short Course Discover an amazing underwater world. Pond-dipping for grown-ups! Learn how to find and identify freshwater creatures, exploring their habitats and finding out about their often bizarre life cycles. Use microscopes,…
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21st September 2019 Short Course Get to grips with the fundamentals of plant biology. Learn the principles of botany and the implications for how plants grow, exploring how this knowledge can help you improve your…
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21st September 2019 Short Course Build a working instrument using reclaimed and upcycled materials. If you’ve ever dreamed of making your own musical instrument, lapsteel guitars are a great place to start. During this one-day…
Read MoreGain the knowledge and skills to help address environmental change. CAT’s postgraduate courses are respected across the world, providing a big-picture, integrated approach to sustainability.
To tackle climate change, all emissions that can go to zero must go to zero – as rapidly as possible. CAT’s Zero Carbon Britain research shows how this can be done using technology available today.
17th September 2019 Public awareness and the desire to create change is building. Later this week people from across the world will join a global week of climate action in support of the…
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17th September 2019 As the campaign for a Green New Deal gathers pace in both Britain and the US, Jonathan Atkinson looks at how it could help transform UK housing.
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16th September 2019 Half a century ago, faced with the threat of nuclear catastrophe, the world came together and agreed the nonproliferation treaty. Andrew Simms and Peter Newell argue that we now need…
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Wondering what you can do in your own home to help combat climate change? CAT’s free information service offers independent and impartial advice on a wide range of areas to help you live more sustainably.
Generate electricity from the sun. Photovoltaic (PV) solar panels convert sunlight into electricity. You can use the electricity to power domestic appliances, and export excess energy to the grid. This…
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Our page on low energy buildings talks about the ’embodied energy’ of building materials. This is the energy that was used in extraction, manufacture, and transportation. Another way of assessing…
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From the very earliest days of CAT we have focused on building and renovating to high levels of insulation, so that we consume less energy. Reducing our energy demand makes…
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