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Explore the latest news, case studies, opinion pieces and blogs from across the ECCI community.

06 September 2022
Key results and achievements of the UK Universities Climate Network (UUCN)

26 August 2022
Get involved in ClimaTell, from 2050 Climate Group
2050 Climate Group’s Leaders Network are organising a collaborative event at ECCI called ClimaTell.

17 August 2022
ECCI hosts UK Education Ministers Council
ECCI was pleased to host the Education Ministers Council on Friday 17 June. Ministers were also briefed on the findings of the Climate Change Committee by ECCI Director Dave Reay.

28 July 2022
New partnership to improve support to the Public Sector
The Improvement Service (IS) and the Sustainable Scotland Network (SSN) are aligning resources to improve support to Scotland’s public sector bodies in tackling climate change.

20 July 2022
Policy placement opportunity: Identification of future offshore renewable energy project locations in Scottish waters
SAGES have teamed up with ECCI residents Wave Energy Scotland to provide a policy placement opportunity for SAGES members.
19 July 2022
Celebrating one year of Climate Beacons
Climate Beacons was launched in June 2021. One year on, we look back at how far we've come and celebrate the achievements of the last 12 months.
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29 June 2022
Major investment in Scottish Centres of Expertise to combat climate and environmental challenges
Multi-million pound Scottish Government contracts announced by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at the Royal Highland Show
28 June 2022
Climate crisis focus of NASA chief’s visit
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson visited Edinburgh University to meet staff and students and share insights about sustainability and space.

21 June 2022
"We're on a mission to improve life through water"
We caught up with the ECCI-backed entrepreneurs behind Novus, who have set out to make healthy water accessible all around the world, and reduce reliance on plastics.

16 June 2022
Net-zero boundaries and borders: renewed global interest propels CCS into promising new era
Dr Philippa Parmiter, Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage Programme Manager, previews the SCCS Annual Conference on Tuesday 21 June.

01 June 2022
Catch up: SSN Conference - Reporting to Accelerate Action on the Climate Emergency
Watch recordings of the plenary sessions from Sustainable Scotland Network's Spring Conference

26 May 2022
City authorities across Scotland take the lead in setting ambitious targets to reduce emissions
The Carbon Scenario Tool Pathfinder project is a partnership between City of Edinburgh Council, ECCI, Scottish Cities Alliance and seven local authorities.