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Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

We were delighted to host our end of year festive drinks and snacks yesterday afternoon. Thank you to all who came, it was a great way to start to get into the holiday spirit! #sustainability #innovation #climatechange #research #festiveseason #celebrations

Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Congrats to Dr Alexander Cresswell on winning the 2026 UK Academic Process Chemistry Award for his light-driven catalytic method enabling greener drug & agrochemical production! Read more #ResearchImpact www.soci.org/awards/socie...

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Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Last 2025 seminar: Clean Energy Catalysts: Dr Andreas Phanopoulos designs nanoclusters for CO₂-to-methanol conversion, advancing circular fuel economy. Food Waste #Innovation: PhD students pitched packaging to slow ripening, tackling 45% annual produce waste. Next seminar: 13 Jan '26 #Sustainability

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Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Proud to announce the appointment of three new Fellows to @bath-iscc.bsky.social Dr Stephen Doliente, Dr Sam Hampton, and Dr Jon Husband join ISCC as Fellows in Sustainable Systems, Social Transformations, and Sustainable Chemical Technologies respectively. www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...

Headshots of Dr Stephen Doliente, Dr Sam Hampton, and Dr Jon Husband against a green blurry background.

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Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Delighted to host Prof Cristina García Fontán @udc.gal this summer. Her visit brought fresh perspectives on climate resilience, heritage, and urban innovation, from Santiago de Compostela to Sydney Gardens in #Bath. A brilliant example of Global Excellence in action: www.bath.ac.uk/case-studies...

The Obelisk in Queen Square park in Bath

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Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Excited to announce @uniofbath.bsky.social is hosting the Earth System Governance Conference in Sept 2026, a major international gathering focused on #sustainability, #climategovernance & #environmentalpolicy.

An aerial image of Bath, including the River Avon and hills in the background

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Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

The University of Bath's latest impact report shows how #education, #research and #innovation drive economic growth, and iCAST (Innovation Centre for Applied Sustainable Technologies) is proud to be part of this success. @icast-cleantech.bsky.social

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Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

#SummerShowcase2025: Prof Stephen Doliente focuses on the 'how', providing concrete tools and evidence for #netzero industries through industrial ecology. His work on #criticalminerals recycling and material-energy systems shows that good planning makes the #energy transition achievable.

Dr Stephen Doliente presents his work on rebranding sustainable systems and exploring the material world and green growth.

A slide that describes Stephen's research vision: To provide tools, skills and evidence of net zero industries compatible with the economy, societies and environment, through industrial ecology-inspired chemical and systems engineering.

Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

#SummerShowcase2025: Prof Cristina García Fontán ( @udc.gal ) proves that climate resilience isn't just about tech. It's about BEAUTY, community, and local solutions! Her people-environment research bridges citizens, experts, business & institutions to create landscapes that work for everyone.

Prof Cristina Garcia Fontan presents her work on climate resilient landscapes.

A slide on the New European Bauhaus initiative.

Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

#SummerShowcase2025: Dr Sam Hampton (@samhampton.bsky.social) reveals that MORE people care about #climatechange than we think. The key to breaking climate silence? Meeting people where they are, and grassroots communities like NCT, WI & the Green Salon Collective are already leading the way.

Dr Sam Hampton presents his research on public and business engagement for climate action

PPT slide showing that behaviour and lifestyle change is widely supported.

Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

#SummerShowcase: Dr Jon Husband (@jonhusband.bsky.social) shows how #chemists can make #plastics more sustainable rather than replacing them entirely - reducing greenhouse gas emissions through better materials and recycling solutions for items like polystyrene and disposable gloves.

Dr Jon Husband presents his research on low temperature depolymerisation of consumer viny plastics.

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Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

#SummerShowcase2025: Day 2 is underway, opening with keynote speaker @watsonjim.bsky.social, Professor of Energy Policy at @ucl.ac.uk, who shares his perspectives on the evolving #energy landscape and the role of #research in shaping #policy.

Prof Jim Watson introduces his presentation on 'Research, evidence and UK energy policy'.

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Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

#SummerShowcase2025: What is organic synthesis and how does it relate to everyday life and #sustainability? Dr Alex Cresswell, Associate Director of @bath-iscc.bsky.social, answers this question and describes ways to reduce waste in #drug #synthesis. #greensky #chemsky @uniofbath.bsky.social

Dr Alex Cresswell presents on organic synthesis.

A slide on the 12 principles of green chemistry

Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

#SummerShowcase2025: Fascinating alumni talk from Dr Luke Williams, describing his journey from #PhD at the @uniofbath.bsky.social to Head of Research Programmes at The Carbon Technology Foundation, which funds #research into ways to remove #carbon from the atmosphere via natural systems.

Alumni Luke Williams presents his journey from PhD to Head of Research Programmes at The Carbon Technology Research Foundation.

PPT slide describing the Carbon Technology Research Foundation, which funds research into ways to remove carbon from the atmosphere, based on natural systems.

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Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

#SummerShowcase2025: Continuing our industry showcase collaborations, Jeff Ive, Chief Technical Officer, introduces Adaptavate, which develops carbon-negative #contruction materials, including Breathaboard and Breathaplasta. 👉 Collaborate with us! #greensky @uniofbath.bsky.social

One of Jeff Ive's slides introducing Adaptavate.

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Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

#SummerShowcase25: We collaborate with #industry. At today's industry showcase, Stefanie Federle, Chief Scientific Officer of Kelpi, tells us how #seaweed can turn the tide on #plastic #packaging. 👉 Collaborate with us! #greensky @uniofbath.bsky.social

JenBaker @drjenbaker.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

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A year since I presented at #summershowcase2025 for the @bath-iscc.bsky.social when I was still in my role at Swansea. Has been a brilliant, worldwind year moving to @uniofbath.bsky.social in September, setting up a lab, getting involved with lots of new collaborators including Rick Lupton ⬇️

Dr Rick Lupton presenting " how do supply side and demand side decarbonisation interact.

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Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

#SummerShowcase2025: Dr Rick Lupton, from the Dept of #MechanicalEngineering, discusses carbon emissions from global chemical production. #greensky

Dr Rick Lupton presents at the Summer Showcase in front of a PPT.

A slide describing the outline of for Dr Rick Lupton's presentation: 1. Uncertainty in global petrochemical emissions? 2. Completeness and accuracy of publicly available data? 3. How do supply-side and demand-side decarbonisation interact? 4. Current projects.

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Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

#SummerShowcase2025: Keynote speaker Prof Silvia Gross from the University of Padova shares her expertise and discusses the overlooked role of #chemistry in a #circulareconomy, including substituting critical raw materials. 👉 Follow and collaborate with us. @csct.bsky.social @uniofbath.bsky.social

Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

#SummerShowcase2025: Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise) @svhains.bsky.social has officially opened our Summer Showcase, highlighting key milestones such as the launch of @bath-iscc.bsky.social and the new EPSRC-funded @csct.bsky.social. Join us in celebrating this 2-day event!

Prof Tina Duren stands on stage in front of a PPT and banner of the Summer Showcase 2025

The audience in a lecture theatre at the Summer Showcase 2025.

Professor Sarah Hainsworth, Pro-Vice-Chancellor officially opens the Summer Showcase 2025

The University of Bath @uniofbath.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

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The @bath-iscc.bsky.social Sustainability Summer Showcase is taking place on campus Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 July, bringing together academics, industry innovators and policy experts in sustainability research and innovation. Find out more: www.bath.ac.uk/corporate-in...

Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Green chemistry in action! We're setting up at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition. Come see NanoGlow in action, real-time chemistry with light & nanotech, with Dr Simon Freakley from @uniofbath.bsky.social 👉 www.cplas.org/nanoglow/ 👉 royalsociety.org/science-even...

Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

World leading experts from across the globe discuss role of China in #sustainability #governance. Led by @yixiansun.bsky.social, and co-organised by @bath-iscc.bsky.social and ‪@dialogueearth.bsky.social‬, the aim is to identify pathways for engaging #China in a global sustainability transition.

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Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

From nano-materials to smart grids, this month’s ISCC lunchtime seminar showcased two bold approaches to a more #sustainable future. #greensky #greenenergy @uniofbath.bsky.social #sustainability #NetZero #energyresilience

Sara Dale stands in front of a screen and seated audience in an open plan office.

Dr Laiz Souto and Dr Desen Kirli stand in front of the ISCC pull up banner, which says we are a community of researchers delivering world-class, multidisciplinary research in sustainability.

Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Excited to announce Prof Jim Watson, Director of UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources and leading #energypolicy expert, will speak at our Summer Showcase 2025! Join us @uniofbath.bsky.social to hear insights from this influential climate advisor. 👉 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-sho...

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Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

New #research challenges traditional science-policy approaches to #chemicals & #wastepollution. Instead of copying existing panels, we need context-specific, community-focused solutions with stronger governance and real-world impact. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Graphic with an image of chemical waste in barrels at a sea port. The text around it says:New Paper, Global Environmental Change, Rethinking the science-policy interface for chemicals, waster and pollution: Challenging core assumptions

Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Energy demand reduction must lead the #NetZero transition, says @martiskainen.bsky.social .The £15M EDRC director emphasised reimagining #systems, not just technology. True #sustainability requires bridging #socialsciences with #engineering. #Greensky 👉 www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...

Prof Mari Martiskainen stands in front of a PowerPoint slide which says 'Energy Demand Research Centre'.

Prof Martiskainen and Prof Whitmarsh, Co-Director of the ISCC, point to a graph on a slide entitled 'Energy demand as the first fuel'

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Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

ISCC team at @uniofbath.bsky.social spent yesterday picking up litter around campus for Green Impact! Not just researching #sustainability, we're living it! One of many environmental actions we're taking this year. Teamwork makes the green work! #greenimpact #sustainability #greensky

Six ISCC team members stand outside the ISCC building with three bin bags filled with rubbish, and holding litter pickers.

Three ISCC staff showing off the bags of rubbish they had collected.

Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Excited to welcome Prof. Silvia Gross from Università degli Studi di Padova to our Summer Showcase 2025 at @uniofbath.bsky.social. Leading expert in #nanomaterials and #sustainablechemistry with focus on wet-chemical synthesis. 👉https://www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-showcase-2025-tickets-1307856125879

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Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Great connecting with 90+ Somerset businesses at yesterday's Partnership Showcase! Proud to represent ISCC and highlight our COSMIC, CAST & INBUILT projects alongside iCAST. Exciting discussions on sustainable innovation with the Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset and local enterprises! #SomersetInnovation

Bird's eye view of people and stands at the Somerset Business Partnership

Three stands and banners for the ISCC, iCAST, CAST and COSMIC projects.

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Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

ISCC's @christinademski.bsky.social responds to @thecccuk.bsky.social report: UK climate adaptation plans inadequate. Urgent co-produced vision needed as extreme weather risks escalate across sectors. 👉 www.theccc.org.uk/publication/... #greensky #climateadaptation #climateresilience

Aerial drone photo of the town of Allerton Bywater near Castleford in Leeds West Yorkshire showing the flooded fields from the River Aire on a rainy winters day during a large flood after a storm.

The University of Bath @uniofbath.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

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How does human behaviour shape effective climate policies? #EarthDay Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE, from @cast-centre.bsky.social and @bath-iscc.bsky.social at the University of Bath, explains the vital role for consumer and business behaviour change.

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Guest post: How human behaviour shapes effective climate policies - Carbon Brief

in a major review for the Climate Change Committee, my co-authors and I outlined what behavioural science can tell us about how to deliver effective climate policy

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JenBaker @drjenbaker.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

The best bit of academia is freedom to trial some ideas with collaborators - today a scoping study plasma spraying at Nottingham. @bath-iscc.bsky.social. @professortanvir.bsky.social

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Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

#BehindTheScenes: #Research shows flying correlates with academic success, yet creates #carbonimpact. How can academia balance climate responsibility with excellence? @bath-iscc.bsky.social + Labos 1point5 from @inrae-france.bsky.social discuss #academictravel #greensky #academicsky

Nine people sit around a table as Dr Tamara Ben-Ari presents the work of LABOS 1point5.

Dr Tamara Ben-Ari and Lea Marquet are sat close to a large TV screen presenting their work.

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Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

"The rapid development of society has exacerbated energy scarcity, making water splitting a promising solution for humanity to produce green hydrogen." 👇Read more. @bowennemesis.bsky.social #chemsky #greensky

The University of Bath @uniofbath.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

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Today marks #EarthDay, an occasion where we reflect on our planet and the need to preserve its ecosystems. Learn how our #ResearchwithImpact - from developing cultured meat, to driving change in energy - is helping to create a more sustainable future. stories.bath.ac.uk/research-wit...

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The University of Bath @uniofbath.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

To mark Earth Day, we are pleased to announce a new collection of online guidance and resources to support our community in making research more sustainable. www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...