Commentary from Emma Dore, who led the Green Skills project for the Edinburgh Climate Commission.
News
Explore the latest news, case studies, opinion pieces and blogs from across the ECCI community.
12 July 2023
From animal welfare to rising energy costs: SMEs say business resilience is their top climate priority
A guest blog from Alison Wood, programme manager of ECCI's Climate Springboard programme, exploring how to engage businesses in climate action.
21 June 2023
Government must provide funding for local climate action
The Government should “put in place a coherent framework to support local climate action, backed by appropriate funds, resources and skills”, according to a report by the Place-based Climate Action Network (PCAN).
12 June 2023
Report highlights Scotland’s climate tech strengths
Scotland’s climate tech sector generates more than £15 billion each year and employs around 30,000 people, an ECCI report has found.
31 May 2023
SAGES internship: Ashley Buchan and the Scottish Science Advisory Council
The SAGES internship programme links students with relevant host policy organisations to tackle global environmental challenges.
31 May 2023
Sustainable Scotland Network Conference playback
On Wednesday 24 May, SSN hosted its annual Conference, Public Sector Climate Action: Working Together to Deliver.
30 May 2023
International space agency disaster forum comes to ECCI
17 world space agencies gathered at ECCI last month for the 49th International Disaster Charter Meeting, hosted by the UK Space Agency.
24 May 2023
Net Zero offers real ‘levelling up’ but Government must get behind green jobs
Today's Climate Change Committee briefing, with contributions from ECCI Director Prof Dave Reay, finds that a hands-off approach to the Net Zero workforce from Government will not work.
10 May 2023
Climate Springboard Demo Day
The Climate Springboard Programme, run in partnership with the Royal Bank of Scotland, has taught over 50 SMEs how to save money and lower their carbon footprint.
02 May 2023
ECCI partners with the India Consulate to launch new open access climate change course in Hindi
Launched today, 'Climate Solutions India' is a free course focussed on the science, impacts and solutions of climate change in India.
11 April 2023
New SAGES Director announced
Professor Matteo Spagnolo of the University of Aberdeen has been appointed to lead SAGES (Scottish Alliance for Geoscience Environment and Society) from May 2023.
05 April 2023
Job opportunities: Two new MSc Carbon Management lectureships
The School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh is advertising for two new lectureships, one in Climate Change Adaptation and one in Climate Change Mitigation.