This section of the website showcases some of the important work carried out by the UK’s universities in their contribution to tackling climate change.

Here we highlight a range of different and innovative case studies, including:

• Developing green transport plans
• Racing cars powered by chocolate and steered by carrots
• Rescuing rainforests
• Tackling fuel poverty

Achieving sustainable development will be challenging for us all.  But it also provides a number of opportunities for universities to undertake research, create new technologies for the transition to a low carbon economy, and equip students to manage our activities in a more sustainable way in the future.

Universities are playing, and will continue to play, a critical role in responding to the challenges of climate change and sustainable development.