While a new global threat has emerged since the end of last year, the biggest threat facing the global community today remains unchanged - the climate emergency.
Julie Tam, Deputy Director of Policy at Universities UK, writes on the importance of universities in tackling the climate emergency, and what more can be done.
Try as I might, it's been hard to track progress at COP26 from home, attempting to follow things, to get to grip with what happens in the various ‘zones’, the sheer number of topics being addressed, the negotiations, the daily announcements. What constitutes a meaningful commitment and what is simply spin?
Universities across the UK are throwing their weight behind government aims to cut carbon emissions by 78% by 2035, as part of efforts to combat the global climate emergency.
Our report on universities and the climate emergency looks at the commitments universities are making, how the government can help, and what senior university leaders see as the greatest challenges.