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Experts warn that the nationwide rollout of electrical power could deepen social injustices. However, with smart policymaking, this outcome can be avoided.
£5.9M Wellcome Award funds social scientists tackling single-use plastics in healthcare
Edinburgh Earth Initiative
After the Single Use, a collaborative project led by Professor Alice Street of the University of Edinburgh, explores the history, impact and solutions to global healthcare waste and pollution.
“Children are like canaries in a coal mine” Dr Swann’s investigation of health and energy
Edinburgh Earth Initiative
An academic paediatrician at the University of Edinburgh is unpicking the links between energy use, net zero policies and child health. Her current question: what is the role of underheated homes in respiratory infections in children?
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