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18 May 2022
Consultancy Support for Royal Bank SME Net Zero Support Programme
ECCI seeks consultants to provide mentoring to a range of Scottish SMEs in taking steps to transition to a net zero.

05 May 2022
Creative Scotland's new Climate Emergency commitments
Funding and development body sets out how it will use resources and influence to help the culture and creative sectors reduce their own emissions and adapt to climate change.

27 April 2022
Students empowered by brighter prospects
ECCI Director, Professor Dave Reay, explains how the Climate Emergency Skills Action Plan is empowering students and creating a brighter future for Scotland.

22 April 2022
Enterprise agencies join forces to help businesses be more environmentally competitive
Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise have teamed up with 50 Scottish economic development agencies, including ECCI, to help companies calculate lifetime carbon savings.

21 April 2022
UK TO LEAD THE WAY IN CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION
New plans detail how the UK education sector is to become a world leader in climate change by 2030, as part of the launch of the government’s flagship Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy.

21 April 2022
Climate advisors for schools in new education scheme backed by ECCI
New scheme offering crash courses in climate change for teachers; helping schools, colleges and nurseries transition to net zero; and supporting them in making their buildings resilient to extreme weather.

14 April 2022
Sniffer Climate Resilient Business Briefing 2022
The beginning of April marked the introduction of new Sustainability Disclosure Requirements for some of the UK’s largest companies & financial institutions. Sniffer's Aoife Hutton explores what this means for small business.

06 April 2022
CASE STUDY: SAGES INTERNSHIP - Kate Sargent x UNICEF
Kate Sargent, a PhD student from the University of Dundee, was employed as a SAGES intern on the Children’s Climate Risk Index project.

23 March 2022
CASE STUDY: SAGES INTERNSHIP - Martha Stokes x Teach the Future
MSc student Martha Stokes undertook a policy internship at TfS, conducting research into recent Scottish and UK government policy with a focus on education and climate policy.

01 March 2022
ClimateXChange announces four exciting job opportunities
Scotland’s centre of expertise on climate change, based at ECCI, is on the hunt for new talent to join a new, expanded ClimateXChange Programme.

23 February 2022
Local authorities have a key part to play in reducing area-wide emissions
PCAN Commentary from ECCI's Head of Partnerships, Jamie Brogan, on LA's role in helping the UK to achieve NetZero.