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Dr Ro Spankie, Assistant Head of the School of Architecture and Cities and Convener of the ArCCAT, speaks to the students during a Mock COP event.

What If Every Big Decision Had to Think About Your Future?

What If — Future Possibilities Imagine a meeting about a new school. The adults discuss classrooms, playgrounds and how much […]

circular economy; net zero; sustainability

What If Your Favourite Things Were Built to Be Fixed?

What If — Future Possibilities Your headphones have stopped working in one ear. You wiggle the cable. Nothing. Do you […]

Where Do the Metals in Everyday Things Come From?

A bicycle bell rings. A saucepan warms on the cooker. A train carries passengers across a bridge. These objects have […]

Illustration of Earth with blue oceans, clouds and sunlight at its edge.

How Are Earth’s Environmental Problems Connected?

Imagine a river beside a forest. Fish swim below the surface, trees shade the banks and people collect water downstream. […]

A messy room full of clothes.

Why Does a T-Shirt Matter to the Planet?

Look at the T-shirt you are wearing. Perhaps it has stripes, a dinosaur or a favourite team on the front. […]

food waste, food waste facts, food waste facts kids

Why Does Wasting Food Waste More Than Your Lunch?

A forgotten sandwich sits at the bottom of a lunchbox looks like a small thing to throw away. But making it required land, water, and energy.

Densely populated cities are much warmer than the surrounding countryside.

What If Your Street Helped Keep You Cool?

We look at how we can cool down our cities as our world keeps warming up.

Dense rainforest canopy covering hills beneath a misty sky.

What Would You Find on a Journey Through a Rainforest?

Look up. Above the damp leaves at your feet, branches spread into a green roof. Higher still, the tallest trees […]

A power station with cooling towers against a blue sky.

How Can Splitting an Atom Help Switch on a Light?

A reading lamp seems a long way from a tiny atom. Yet in a nuclear power station, changes inside atoms […]

Why Does an AI Answer Need Electricity?

A question goes into a computer. A few moments later, words appear on the screen. It may look as though […]

An aerial view of forest and lakes across a green landscape.

What Happens to a Forest’s Neighbours When Trees Disappear?

A tree falls, leaving a bright gap in the forest. Sunlight reaches the ground. Nearby, a bird searches for somewhere […]

Does a Green Leaf on a Packet Prove It Helps the Planet?

Two imaginary packets sit side by side. One has a bright green leaf and the words ‘planet friendly’. The other […]

What Journey Does an Electric Car Battery Take?

An electric car plugs into a charger. Electricity enters its battery, ready for another journey. But the battery has already […]

Glacial ice and floating ice reflected in still water.

How Can Ancient Ice Tell Us About the Air?

Deep inside a thick sheet of ice, a tiny bubble holds a sample of old air. Scientists can study that […]

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