NEW SUSTAINABILITY CENTRE WILL BRING REGION TOGETHER TO LEAD DRIVE FOR NET-ZERO

Published 14 March 2022 at 3:15pm

A new translational research centre to help decarbonise organisations across South Yorkshire has been announced today (Wednesday 9 March 2022).

• The South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre is announced today at South Yorkshire Economic Summit 2022
• The centre will connect world-leading research with regional partners to develop and implement plans to reduce emissions, while also providing jobs and economic growth
• The centre will apply its research to a range of projects; from retrofitting housing, optimising transport routes and decarbonising the food system
• It will help organisations to consider not only the environmental aspects of sustainability challenges, but also balance these against economic and social factors in finding solutions

The South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre, announced today by South Yorkshire Mayor Dan Jarvis, will bring together researchers, businesses and organisations across the region to co-design solutions to regional and global sustainability challenges and work towards net zero emissions by 2050.