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Director, Water Innovation & Research Consortium @ Bath. @wirc-bath.bsky.social Leading work on Water & Circular Economy for Water Europe & the UK Water Partnership. Dept. Chemical Engineering, @uniofbath.bsky.social #water #circulareconomy #reuse #netzero

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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
As Senior Academic Advisor, it is always a pleasure and a privilege to welcome our new Year 1 #Chemical #Engineering students to the University of Bath at the start of their degree journey. I wish them all every success and the very best of luck! @uniofbath.bsky.social
Photo of a large lecture theatre full of Year 1 Chemical Engineering students and some academic staff.
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Early start for London, then Brussels, for @h20eu.bsky.social Water Europe strategy meetings today and tomorrow. @wirc-bath.bsky.social
Photo of Bath Spa railway station.
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
We really must rethink what we mean by economic growth - it also has to be sustainable, and so must also encompass metrics beyond the financial. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn
States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Looking forward to attending the 1st @economist.com Water Summit: "Making water a boardroom priority", in London on 11th Feb. We must advance sustainable water management to reduce business risk and drive innovation in water-related data, tools and strategies. events.economist.com/water-summit/
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Water Summit | February 11th 2026 in London
Economist Impact's Water Summit in London in February 2026. Over 300 industrial water users, utilities and investors convene for water security and resilience.
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
We need robust, integrated measurement of water use & wastewater generation across catchments & nationwide. Without it, we cannot improve efficiency, expand recycling and reuse, or secure long‑term water resilience. We need Government incentives to drive this. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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How England’s outdated water tracking system leaves regulators in the dark
Experts warn accurately monitoring consumption by bulk users such as farmers, datacentres and businesses can be all but impossible
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The University of Bath @uniofbath.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
We're delighted to share a new series of Bath scholarships, offering up to £9.2 million in funding for high-achieving home and international students to join us from September 2026. For undergraduate visit: Go.bath.ac.uk/ug-funding For postgraduate funding visit: Go.bath.ac.uk/pgt-funding
Three students smiling in front of a campus building, with text promoting the University of Bath's scholarship offer for international students in 2026.
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The University of Bath @uniofbath.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
We're helping young people take the next step towards University with Pathway to Bath, a free programme designed for Year 12 students who meet our Widening Participation criteria. Find out more ⤵️ www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/pathway-to…
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The University of Bath @uniofbath.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Bath Ambitions is a free Year 12 programme for Black African and Caribbean heritage students across the UK. You’ll explore life at Bath, discover what studying here is really like, and get personalised support to make confident choices about your future. bit.ly/3MgAZl9
Students from Target Bath.
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Please ask your MP to watch the 9 expert briefings on the climate & nature crisis, and then add their name to the Parliamentary Call for a televised emergency briefing. More info: www.nebriefing.org/take-action Full talks: www.youtube.com/@nebriefing Clips of all nine talks below 🧵1/10👇 #NEB2025
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National Emergency Briefing
Take Action on the Climate and Nature Emergency | How to engage after the National Emergency Briefing and support science-led solutions
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Well finally.... a long overdue return to the Erasmus programme. Some really excellent news for UK students wishing to study in Europe, and for European students wishing to study in the UK. The potential for broadening the scheme is also a great move. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Do you think your MP is aware of the full implications of the climate crisis, across health, national security, food security and our economy? Ask them to attend the first National Emergency Briefing on 27 Nov: www.nebriefing.org
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Spme quite stunning photographs, and perhaps a reminder of some of the more important aspects of life on our planet. BBC News - Pictured: Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Pictured: Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025
South African photographer Wim van den Heever takes the main prize for his shot
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Bottom trawling is one of the most destructive fishing methods in the world. Please consider joining the campaign to have it banned, most particularly in Marine Protection Areas. only.one/act/uk-mpa-c...
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Tell UK Leaders: Ban Bottom Trawling in Marine Protected Areas
The UK government has finally announced a plan to ban destructive bottom trawling in 41 offshore MPAs. The catch? It’s not a done deal. A public consultation is open NOW before anything is finalised —...
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
📢 Registrations are OPEN for #WIE2025 in Copenhagen, Oct 27-28! Join us to shape the EU #WaterResilienceStrategy. Connect with leaders, hear from policymakers & showcase your innovation. Register & find all opportunities👉 watereurope.eu/event/water-...
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Water Innovation Europe 2025 - Copenhagen Calling: The Future of Water is Smart and Resilient - Water Europe
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
I am also very much looking forward to moderating a Panel at the British Water "Innovation Summit 2025" in London at the end of this month. Jeremy Heath, Matthew Hughes, Gareth Richards, Andrea Rubini and I will be discussing "Showcasing Successfully Scaled Innovations". tinyurl.com/9asftx7y
A promotional graphic for the conference, featuring a head shot of Tom Arnot.
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Delighted to be moderating a Panel at the International Water Association "Water Horizons 2025" conference in London in just over 3 weeks time. Jo Harrison, Jeannette Henderson, Ben Tam and I will discuss the "Role of Innovation in Future Proofing Water Utilities". www.waterhorizonsevents.org/home
A promotional graphic for the conference, featuring a head shot of Tom Arnot.
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
If new data centres add 71 TWh of energy demand, that means an increase in water demand of ~135 billion litres per year. Adopting circular economy strategies for water management should be the enabler. BBC News - Data centres to be expanded across UK as concerns mount www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Data centres to be expanded across UK as concerns mount
The number of data centres is set to jump by a fifth in the coming years, figures seen by the BBC suggest.
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Many congratulations to all the ‪@uniofbath.bsky.social‬ Chemical Engineering students (BEng, MEng, MSc, PhD) who graduated today in Bath Abbey. 👏 Go out there & make a positive difference for a sustainable future & seize your opportunities! I wish you a very happy, healthy & successful career. 🥂
A photograph from the main entrance of Bath Abbey, looking down the nave towards the stage. The Abbey is full of parents, friends and family, celebrating the success of our students.
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
The Cost of NOT Net Zero - Net-zero is much cheaper than thought for UK – and unchecked global warming far more costly. Check out the Carbon Literacy Project: carbonliteracy.com
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
OBR: Net-zero is much cheaper than thought for UK – and unchecked global warming far more costly www.carbonbrief.org/obr-net-zero...
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OBR: Net-zero is much cheaper than thought for UK – and unchecked global warming far more costly - Carbon Brief
Reaching net-zero will be much cheaper for the UK government than previously expected – and the economic damages of climate change far more severe.
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
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Show Your Stripes
Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
I'll be at the Telford International Centre next Tuesday and Wednesday, for the European Wastewater Management Conference & Exhibition. Looking forward to a packed programme, and to chairing a Circular Economy session. Programme: shorturl.at/iRicC Registration: shorturl.at/aovHL See you there!
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Conference Programme
View the agenda for the 2025 European Wastewater Management Conference
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The University of Bath @uniofbath.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Researchers from Bath’s Water Innovation and Research Consortium (WIRC@Bath) will lead the first large-scale demonstration of a technology to create ultra-pure water from wastewater after winning major funding from UK water regulator Ofwat. www.bath.ac.uk/announcement... #Research #Water
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Delighted to be working with Northumbrian Water, Waterwhelm, AtkinsRéalis, SSE Thermal & others to deliver high purity water from treated final effluent using waste heat. The recovered water will be reused in industry, thereby reducing fresh water demand & demonstrating a circular economy approach.
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
The UK will waste 8 million chocolate eggs this Easter, which is about 10% of what is purchased over the counter. This has a water footprint of about 38.4 billion litres, equivalent to roughly 15,360 Olympic swimming pools worth of water.
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
About 80% of micropollutants come from pharmaceutical or cosmetic use, so why should the manufacturers of such products not pay towards wastewater treatment? www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
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Who should pay for urban wastewater treatment?
The pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries have gone to the EU's court to challenge a directive that requires them to finance at least 80% of urban wastewater treatment. #EuropeNews
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Blessed with a glorious view from my balcony.
Panoramic view of the city of Bath in the UK.
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
"Plastics recycling" is essentially a con. Instead we are choking the planet (and our own bodies) with #PlasticWaste and #PlasticPollution www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Just 9.5% of plastic made in 2022 used recycled material, study shows
Global research reveals most of 400m tonnes produced using fossil fuels, predominantly coal or oil
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
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Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas
Amazon, Google and Microsoft are building datacentres in water-scarce parts of five continents
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CWBE @cwbe.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Today marks the official launch of the Centre of Excellence in Water-Based Early-Warning Systems for Health Protection (CWBE). vimeo.com/uniofbath/cwbe
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Centre of Excellence in Water-Based Early-Warning Systems for Health Protection (CWBE)
This is "Centre of Excellence in Water-Based Early-Warning Systems for Health Protection (CWBE)" by University of Bath on Vimeo, the home for high quality…
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CWBE @cwbe.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Prof Davey Jones from Bangor University has kicked things off at our launch today. Davey is talking about the potential use of WBE for monitoring AMR in healthcare & environmental settings.
Prof Davey Jones giving a talk at the launch of CWBE
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Please welcome @redalertcdt.bsky.social to BlueSky! A NERC funded, Bath led, CDT that strives to reverse global environmental degradation and better protect both wildlife and human health in freshwater systems. Interested in Real-Time Digital Water-Based Systems? www.bath.ac.uk/centres-for-...
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NERC Centre for Doctoral Training in Real-Time Digital Water-Based Systems (RED-ALERT CDT)
RED-ALERT CDT's will train a new generation of leaders to transform how we manage aquatic environmental health via Real-Time Digital Water-Based Systems.
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Very delighted to see that Dragan Savic has joined us here @h2odragansavic.bsky.social 😀 Please help him to reconnect with watery colleagues.
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Can the circular economy help tackle water and climate challenges? Yes, it can - check out a recent blog from The World Bank on work funded by the Global Water Security & Sanitation Partnership. blogs.worldbank.org/en/water/can...
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Circular solutions can address water and climate challenges
Circular economy solutions are essential for building a sustainable, resilient, and equitable water sector.
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Interested to work with lwhitmarsh.bsky.social and me? Want to work on "Integrated Behavioural-Technological Solutions for Sustainable Campus Accommodation"? If so, have a read of the below. Deadline for applications is Monday 17th February 2025.
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
The deadline for submissions to the European Wastewater Management Conference is 31st January. We seek submissions on a range of topics and ask that all abstracts include details on carbon emissions and how the project can contribute to the circular economy. ewwmconference.com/call-for-abs...
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Call for Abstracts - 2024 EWWM Conference
Call for Abstracts: Showcase your best practice, latest innovation, cutting-edge technology or industry-leading research at the 2025 EWWM.
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
🤔What do semiconductors, renewable energy, data centers, and agriculture have in common? They all rely on one critical resource: #water. 📺 Watch this video to learn how important is to invest in #water : buff.ly/3Wgi77G 💡Read the about the Water Europe Study: buff.ly/4fckqjs
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Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
From @un-water.bsky.social: Water is “an untapped mitigator” and “adaptation accelerator” in the fight against climate change, and we urgently need to bridge the investment gap to accelerate water progress. UN Special Envoy on Water & World Bank Global Water Practice Director blog: buff.ly/3BMJXSe
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World Bank: Water Security and Climate Change - Insights from Country Climate and Development Reports
Understanding how the water sector is integrated into CCDRs is essential for identifying emerging strategies that address both climate risks and development priorities.A new World Bank Group report, “...
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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Just 1 day to go until we release the Global Climate Highlights 2024. Follow us to find out all about last year's temperature, greenhouse gas concentrations, sea ice extent and more. #CAMS #C3S
Countdown
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Major water events in 2024 caused more than US$550 billion in damages, and displaced 40 million people. The Global Water Online report highlights the key events and increasing impact of climate change on global water resources and related disasters. www.globalwater.online/globalwater/...
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2024 Summary Report
In 2024, the world broke new temperature records while precipitation extremes increased. Water-related disasters caused extensive impacts, with climate change contributing to the severity of floods…
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Zero Hour: the campaign for climate and nature @zero-hour.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
📣 1,200 climate scientists, ecologists and health professionals say it’s vital that MPs pass the Climate & Nature Bill for ambitious, legally-binding action. Has your local MP committed to vote for the #CANBill at its Second Reading on 24 January yet? 🐝 action.zerohour.uk
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
EU’s energy fixation has left water crisis unchecked, top official warns. www.ft.com/content/6960...
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EU’s energy fixation has left water crisis unchecked, top official warns
Environment commissioner Jessika Roswall says bloc must urgently address water shortages affecting business
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Although CO₂ contributes to the greenhouse effect, it accounts for only ~4% of Earth’s heat dynamics. By contrast water vapour & hydrological processes regulate ~95%. This highlights a critical oversight in both climate policy & science. We must focus more on water. www.linkedin.com/pulse/restor...
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🌱 Restoring the Water Cycle: Walter Jehne’s Blueprint for Rapid Climate Cooling 🌍
Summary By Natalie Fleming, ALL of this content is from Dr. Walter Jehne's presentation Walter Jehne -- Understanding the Water Cycle: And the potential for rapid global cooling Any mistakes are my ow...
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
A new dashboard on water sector spending from the World Bank brings you a comprehensive look at global public investments in water. View results in dynamic graphs and access spending data for 129 countries. fwsf.wbwaterdata.org
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Funding a Water-Secure Future
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
As we review and reflect on successes and progress made in 2024, it is also appropriate to reflect on the tremendous amount of work that we still have to do in relation to UN SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation.
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
If you have 15 minutes to spare before the close of business tomorrow, Friday 20th December, then please consider completing this World Wildlife Fund and GlobeScan stakeholder consultation on "Shaping the Future Water Agenda". survey.euro.confirmit.com/wix/2/p26233...
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Shaping the Water Agenda
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Interested to work with @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social and me? Want to work on "Integrated Behavioural-Technological Solutions for Sustainable Campus Accommodation"? If so, have a read of the below. Deadline for applications is Monday 17th February 2025.
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Interested to do a PhD with Lorraine Whitmarsh and me? Want to work on "Integrated Behavioural-Technological Solutions for Sustainable Campus Accommodation"? If so, have a read of the below. Deadline for applications is Monday 17th February 2025. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Integrated behavioural-technological solutions for sustainable campus accommodation. at University of Bath on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Integrated behavioural-technological solutions for sustainable campus accommodation. at University of Bath, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
So, the work begins... £104 billion of it... www.ofwat.gov.uk/ofwat-approv...
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Ofwat approves £104bn upgrade to accelerate delivery of cleaner rivers and seas and secure long-term drinking water supplies for customers - Ofwat
Investment set to quadruple – nearly 90% of this will go to meet new requirements set out by the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales and the Drinking Water Inspectorate Almost £12bn allocated ...
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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
The role of water in climate mitigation is much greater than commonly understood, according to the first-ever summary of current research on the topic. The report shows a new way of thinking about climate change that can lead to more effective solutions. siwi.org/publications...
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The essential drop to Net-Zero: Unpacking freshwater's role in climate change mitigation | SIWI - Leading expert in water governance
The role of water in climate mitigation is much greater than commonly understood, according to the first-ever summary of current research on the topic. The report 'The essential drop to reach Net-Zero...
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