A clear and present danger: Investing in collaboration platforms to accelerate the transition to a green economy
This HEPI Debate Paper argues universities have a pivotal role to play in tackling climate change, while noting that fragmented collaboration and disciplinary boundaries are currently hampering progress.
The author, Professor Katy Mason of the University of Salford, makes a series of recommendations for speeding up the solutions to climate challenges, including making much more use of collaborative platforms, such as interdisciplinary hubs, research centres and innovation catalysts, that gather together academics, policymakers, businesses and civil society.
You can read the press release and access the full report here.
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Jonathan Alltimes says:
What is the green economy transition? Collaborations cause green transition. A promised causal process is:
“In a post-pandemic world, progress seems to have slowed. Climate research takes time to yield critical insights. In the Business and Management world it is not unusual for the research design-to-publication process to take five years. In contrast, business practitioners and policymakers require fast input (within days) to make decisions and respond to crises. With structured and managed support and investment in collaborative platforms, we can accelerate our response. If we address these structural barriers, higher education institutions can lead climate mitigation and green economy transitions.”
The purpose of university research is to experiment with inventing new methods and methodologies, and then teach students for applications elsewhere.
Domestic car use is the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. Electric vehicles require electricity. Why are university-led collaborations required and how can collaborations cause a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions for the domestic car and generate emissions free electricity?
What are green skills?
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