In this episode, we consider the case of Absolute Zero aviation and what it means for the Higher Education sector.
Materials cited:
UK Fires Absolute Zero website and report
‘Technology will not solve the problem of climate change’ (paywall) Financial Times
Contributors:
Professor Julian Allwood, Professor of Engineering and the Environment, University of Cambridge
Professor Hamish Low, James Meade Professor of Economics, University of Oxford
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Producer/presenter: Dr. Noah Birksted-Breen, Researcher, University of Oxford
Editor: Ryan Beckerleg, PhD student in the School of Physics and Astronomy based at Cardiff University's Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC).
Cover art: Ada Jušić
Music written and composed: Julian Bell.
Commissioned by the School of Geography, University of Oxford, in collaboration with University of Oxford's Environmental Sustainability Team. This podcast is funded by the Green Travel Fund.
The Flying Less podcast is a project of the Oxford Flying Less Group, an informal association of staff and students at the University of Oxford, advocating for reducing our institution's dependence upon aviation.
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