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sustainable & resilient food systems

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Sustainable & resilient food sytems

clean & efficient energy

  1. International Renewable Energy Agency. (2020). Global Renewables Outlook: Energy transformation 2050. [online] Available at: https://www.irena.org/publications/2020/Apr/Global-Renewables-Outlook-2020 [Accessed 30 Jul. 2020].

  2. OECD (2013). OECD Policy Guidance for Investment in Clean Energy Infrastructure. [online] Available at: https://www.oecd.org/daf/inv/investment-policy/CleanEnergyInfrastructure.pdf [Accessed 30 Jul. 2020].

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Clean & efficient energy

Water security

  1. Rogers, P. and Leal, S., 2010. Running out of water: The looming crisis and solutions to conserve our most precious resource. St. Martin's Press.

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  19. Water Technology (2019). Global water treatment market set to reach $88bn in 2027. [online] www.watertechonline.com/water-reuse/article/15550741/global-water-treatment-market-set-to-reach-88b-in-2027. [Accessed 30 Jul. 2020].

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Water security
Nature based solutions

Nature based solutions

  1. World Economic Forum (2020). It’s time we all made biodiversity loss a priority. [online] Available at: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/01/biodiversity-extinction-food-medical-nature-risks/ [Accessed 30 Jul. 2020].

  2. World Economic Forum (2020). The Future Of Nature And Business. [online] Available at: http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_The_Future_Of_Nature_And_Business_2020.pdf [Accessed 30 Jul. 2020].

  3. World Economic Forum. (2020). New Nature Economy Report Series. [online] Available at: https://www.weforum.org/reports/new-nature-economy-report-series [Accessed 30 Jul. 2020].

  4. World Economic Forum (2020). The Future Of Nature And Business. [online] Available at: http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_The_Future_Of_Nature_And_Business_2020.pdf [Accessed 30 Jul. 2020].

  5. Seddon, N., Chausson, A., Berry, P., Girardin, C.A.J., Smith, A. and Turner, B. (2020). Understanding the value and limits of nature-based solutions to climate change and other global challenges. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 375(1794), p.20190120.

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  8. Tett, G. (2019). Straw Wars: The Consumer Strikes Back. [online] www.ft.com. Available at: https://www.ft.com/content/f295f5a2-d9a1-11e9-8f9b-77216ebe1f17 [Accessed 30 Jul. 2020]. 

  9. Coherent Market Insights (2018). Global Sustainable Seafood Market to Surpass US$ 18.63 Billion by 2025 – Coherent Market Insights. [online] GlobeNewswire News Room. Available at: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/05/24/1511642/0/en/Global-Sustainable-Seafood-Market-to-Surpass-US-18-63-Billion-by-2025-Coherent-Market-Insights.html [Accessed 30 Jul. 2020].

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Circular economy & sustainable consumption

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  2. Sušnik, J. (2016). Economic growth and resource use: Exploring the links. DNC PolicyBrief No. 01. [online] Dresden: United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources. Available at: https://collections.unu.edu/eserv/UNU:5622/DNC2015_PolicyBrief_No1.pdf [Accessed 30 Jul. 2020].

  3. Footprint Network (2019). Global Footprint Network. [online] Footprintnetwork.org. Available at: https://www.footprintnetwork.org/ [Accessed 30 Jul. 2020].

  4. Earth Overshoot Day (2020). How the Date of Earth Overshoot Day Was Calculated. [online] Earth Overshoot Day. Available at: https://www.overshootday.org/2020-calculation/?__hstc=104736159.4a0a99c24a819df193d5638b09511fee.1593683766266.1593683766266.1593683766266.1&__hssc=104736159.1.1593683766267&__hsfp=1431497736 [Accessed 30 Jul. 2020].

  5. United Nations (2018). Sustainable consumption and production. [online] United Nations Sustainable Development. Available at: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-consumption-production/ [Accessed 30 Jul. 2020].

  6. Wautelet, T. (2018). Exploring the role of independent retailers in the circular economy: a case study approach. [online] European University for Economics & Management. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Thibaut_Wautelet/publication/323809440_Exploring_the_role_of_independent_retailers_in_the_circular_economy_a_case_study_approach/links/5afd39c70f7e9b98e03eab1c/Exploring-the-role-of-independent-retailers-in-the-circular-economy-a-case-study-approach.pdf [Accessed 30 Jul. 2020].

  7. Abramson, S., Abadi, M. and Kosciulek, A. (2020). Investors are pouring billions into the alternative plastics industry — and these companies are racing to deliver. [online] Business Insider. Available at: https://www.businessinsider.com/plastic-ocean-recycling-investors-sustainable-2020-1?r=US&IR=T [Accessed 30 Jul. 2020].

  8. Economist Intelligence Unit (2019). Global economy will be 3 percent smaller by 2050 due to lack of climate resilience - Economist Intelligence Unit. [online] Economist Intelligence Unit. Available at: https://www.eiu.com/n/global-economy-will-be-3-percent-smaller-by-2050-due-to-lack-of-climate-resilience/ [Accessed 30 Jul. 2020].

  9. Ellen MacArthur Foundation (2019). Completing the Picture: How the Circular Economy Tackles Climate Change. [online] Available at: https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/assets/downloads/Completing_The_Picture_How_The_Circular_Economy-_Tackles_Climate_Change_V3_26_September.pdf [Accessed 30 Jul. 2020].

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Circular economy
Sustainable & affordable housing

sustainable & Affordable housing

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