With the link between human activity and global warming firmly established, the University is working with industry and government to develop more efficient energy production and energy use. Innovative thinking is required to find solutions that meet the needs of developing societies while minimising emissions overall.
Sustainability is a huge area of growth for the Department of Engineering, which appointed Peter Guthrie as the UK's first Professor of Sustainable Development in 2000. Initiatives elsewhere in the University include a programme looking at urbanisation - Sustainability of Land Use and Transport - a five-centre research project involving the Department of Architecture.
The Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership runs leadership development programmes on sustainability for senior executives and policy makers worldwide. Its programmes - which include The Prince of Wales's Business & the Environment Programme, The Climate Leadership Programme, and The Business and Poverty Leadership Programme - partner governments to drive climate change policies and practices.
