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Digital Tools and Climate Responses

18 Feb 2022

A Digital Futures and Sustainable Futures cross-platform event

Tuesday, 5 April, 2pm - 4pm, online

Summary:

We are hosting an exciting cross-platform event between the Digital Futures Cities & Environment theme and the Sustainable Futures research platform. This internal networking and ideas generation event will bring together researchers to explore how digital technology can be used to develop innovative responses to climate change. It will provide an opportunity to spotlight important interdisciplinary research in this area, and discuss future research collaborations.

Agenda (timings TBC):

  • 2-3pm: Spotlight talks
  • 3-4pm: Networking and ideas generation session

Confirmed speakers:

  • Claire Hoolohan, Presidential Research Fellow, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research - Everyday practices and organisational practices linked to water use (title TBC)
  • Muir Freer, PhD Student, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, Modelling a carbon-efficient digital twin of the UK’s freight transport network (title TBC)
  • Raphael Tarpani, Research Assistant, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research - Environmental impacts of digital services for health and wellbeing in the home (title TBC)

Find out more:

  • Register to receive updates on upcoming Digital Futures activity
  • Register to receive updates on upcoming Sustainable Futures activity