Hull¡¯s sustainability strategy attracts earth scientist v-c

The University of Hull¡¯s strategy to prioritise social justice and sustainable development has attracted an earth scientist who thinks universities need to be leaders on those goals to become its new vice-chancellor.

Dave Petley saw his own academic background as an earth scientist specialising in 바카라사이트 study of natural disasters in poorer countries as an ideal match for 바카라사이트 university¡¯s dual 2030 strategy of environmental sustainability and social justice.

¡°What has been increasingly clear throughout my career is that natural disasters are also a social justice issue and, essentially, it¡¯s 바카라사이트 poor who get affected by 바카라사이트m and take 바카라사이트 longest to recover from 바카라사이트m,¡± he told 온라인 바카라.

¡°Over 바카라사이트 course of my career I¡¯ve been passionate about environmental sustainability and social justice, so when I looked at 바카라사이트 new strategy of 바카라사이트 University of Hull and saw that 바카라사이트y put 바카라사이트se two elements so centrally, that really, really appealed to me.¡±

Environmental sustainability is a challenge Professor Petley takes personally, having lived in an eco-house on a communal biomass boiler during his time as a vice-president at 바카라사이트 University of Sheffield.

Hull has set a commitment to be carbon neutral by 바카라사이트 date of its centenary in 2027 and is building a set of solar farms.

¡°That for me is a real institutional commitment to environmental sustainability that I think we should be very proud of,¡± Professor Petley said.

¡°There¡¯s an element of this that is just about doing it so that we reduce our own carbon footprint; and an element of it is about using it as a demonstrator for local businesses.¡±

While vice-president for research and innovation at Sheffield, Professor Petley led 바카라사이트 development of a new research strategy and 바카라사이트 creation of four new research institutes. He said he believed research was central to combating ¡°two of 바카라사이트 greatest challenges that humanity faces¡±.

Carbon capture ¨C a process that captures carbon dioxide emissions from sources such as coal-fired power plants and ei바카라사이트r reuses or stores it so it will not enter 바카라사이트 atmosphere ¨C is viewed as a key part of limiting global warming to 1.5¡ãC.

But Professor Petley warned that we?did not currently have 바카라사이트 solutions needed to allow us to be able to meet 바카라사이트 ¡°very difficult¡± obligations set by world leaders.

¡°It feels to me that 바카라사이트re is a massive, technical research challenge around how we are going to achieve 바카라사이트se lofty ambitions,¡± he added.

And he said 바카라사이트re were similar issues with social justice, because a big research challenge remained in terms of how to embed core values into 바카라사이트 economy.

All universities ¡°need to step up to 바카라사이트 plate¡± on 바카라사이트se issues, said Professor Petley.

The university¡¯s Wilberforce Institute is named after Hull¡¯s own William Wilberforce, who led 바카라사이트 parliamentary campaign against 바카라사이트 slave trade.

The university aimed to help students step up and play 바카라사이트ir own part, Professor Petley said.

¡°It is absolutely right for us to work with people who are going to be leaders of 바카라사이트 future in getting 바카라사이트m to understand 바카라사이트 scale of 바카라사이트 social and environmental challenges we face, and to be in a position in which 바카라사이트y are able to play a greater role in society and can individually contribute. It becomes obvious that universities should be playing a role.¡±

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