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Sandy has an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in Metals and Energy Finance from the Imperial College Business School.

an extraordinarily broad range of academics, from public health through theology to economics, social psychology and anthropology.

Toggle navigation. Search form. Search. A Use Less Future. Our basis in engineering allows us to identify possible interventions and make connections which will enable a low carbon future. We are a multiplinary centre of research and can therefore

Toggle navigation. Search form. Search.. Authored papers. Related reports. Construction under Absolute Zero. The Use Less Group. The Department of Engineering. The University of Cambridge. Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1P.

Sam Stephenson – 21st September 2023. The Prime Minister’s announcement to cut green policies means we won’t be meeting our climate targets – sacrificing our planetary and economic health for no

Related papers. The technological and social timelines of climate mitigation: Lessons from 12 past transitions.

How much cement can we do without? Lessons from cement material flows in the UK.

To evaluate the environmental, the economic and social impact of alternative supply chain structures or other scenarios in the clothing and textile sectors.

improving the characterisation of material efficiency and demand reduction in economic models that are used to inform environmental policy.

engineering, theology, history, fashion studies, economics, innovation studies, public health, sociology and psychology.

Toggle navigation. Search form. Search.. Transforming Foundation Industries Network+ Conference Plenary keynote. Latest blog posts. Professor Julian Allwood, 5th December 2023. Transforming the Foundation Industries to have absolutely zero emissions

Before joining the Use Less Group, Kirsten worked as administration manager in the communications department of a large international shipping company, as office manager for an economics consultancy and as a

Sandy has an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in Metals and Energy Finance from the Imperial College Business School.

Before joining the Use Less Group, Kirsten worked as administration manager in the communications department of a large international shipping company, as office manager for an economics consultancy and as a

Toggle navigation. Search form. Search. Use Less Industries. Today’s system of production evolved assuming that energy was abundant and without unwanted consequences, so it’s not surprising that industry now contributes so much to global

Toggle navigation. Search form. Search. Use Less: Live Well. People could use less and live well. The average person in the UK weighs 70kg but the average car weighs 1400kg. When we drive the car – on average with one and a half people in it –

Toggle navigation. Search form. Search.. Response to IEA heavy industry report. Ahead of COP27, Julian Allwood responds to a proposal about “Near zero emissions” steel production in the recent IEA report “Achieving Net Zero Heavy Industry

Toggle navigation. Search form. Search. A Use Less guide to making cars. Automotive: by weight, the world’s automotive industries make more scrap metal than cars, but this can be solved. Future cars must be much smaller and lighter than today’s

Toggle navigation. Search form. Search. A Use Less guide to eating. Our production and preparation of food leads to major sources of greenhouse gases and there are key opportunities to reduce these emissions. Food and drink account for 20% of

Toggle navigation. Search form. Search. Climate Change and the Environment. Climate Change is real, it’s caused by human actions and it is already causing damage. "Despite the severity of the problem and our enthusiasm for talking about it,