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Fast forward thinking for people and the planet https://bennettinstitutesussex.org/
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"Is this the right way to go?" Our new Bennett Scholar, Paul Dorfman, contributes to the debate about extending the lives of nuclear power plants. In the Financial Times today www.ft.com/content/9178...

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Loved talking #AIgovernance and its parallels to climate governance at the @bennett-innovate.bsky.social Institute for Innovation and Policy Acceleration launch yesterday. Hearing so many smart people speak about their work made me (slightly) more optimistic about our future 🌍 #BennettClimate25

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We’re feeling energised after our launch event in London! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who made it such a valuable day - from academia, business, government, and international organisations. We're excited to work with you all on critical climate policy issues.

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We've now officially launched, and our strategy is ready to go! So what are our ambitions for the next 5 years? 🧵We will:

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At the official launch of the new @bennett-innovate.bsky.social based at University of Sussex. Today’s event highlights how we can tackle the #climatecrisis through innovation & policy.

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We are live! We're joined by a fantastic array of people in policy, practice and research in Westminster at #BennettInnovate25. Today we'll be talking about how we can take climate action through policy - fast. #ClimateAction #FastForward

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Tomorrow's the day! I'll be speaking on AI regulation at @bennett-innovate.bsky.social Institute for Innovation and Policy Acceleration in London. Let's come together to make a difference in climate policy. Let me know if you'll be there! #BennettClimate25 #PolicyForClimate

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Our launch symposium is happening this Thursday! 🎉 We're looking forward to seeing you there. Can't wait until Thursday? The team has already been very busy working on new and exciting research. Take a look at what we've been up to so far bennettinstitutesussex.org/stories/

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Understanding how city design influences travel is important for reducing carbon emissions. However, past studies didn't fully consider how people's choices about where to live affect their travel habits 🧵

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Deep learning breakthrough! New framework can accurately classify what buildings are made from, offering huge potential for urban sustainability. @efesce.bsky.social bennettinstitutesussex.org/stories/smar...

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Reflecting on the scale of this mapping work today. 500,000 schools across Africa 🤯 and almost half of the secondary schools have no electricity. Researchers believe solar is the answer bennettinstitutesussex.org/stories/sola...

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Fantastic episode of Roundtable on TRT World. If you want to catch up with the debate around Heathrow's third runway and the proposal of a 'Silicon Valley' between Oxford and Cambridge, this is a really energetic and interesting way to do so! www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2XF...

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50% of secondary schools in Africa don't have electricity. Yet #solar is a clean and viable option ☀️ With electricity, students would benefit from computers, lights, fans, school meals... and leave with a better education. This new paper maps the electrical needs of 500,000 schools across Africa 🤯🗺️💡

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"The cost of borrowing to invest is rising and that makes it harder to fund public services [..] If we can't do it through the treasury then we have to crowd it in from other countries and through the private sector" 📺 Matthew Agarwala talks UK trade with China on TRT World's Roundtable programme

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Last week the UK launched its International AI Safety Report. The report looks at the impacts of AI across the board. But with deregulation of AI in the US, how can we stay safe and protect democracy? 🧵https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-ai-safety-report-2025

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Quick advert for this launch event on the 27th of Feb I'll be on a panel! @bennett-innovate.bsky.social

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UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves said today that sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) are a 'game changer' in the #Heathrow 3rd runway debate about whether we can expand airports without breaking carbon targets. Our expert on SAF, Joao Uratani, says they're not the panacea 🧵

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“Rather than giving instructions, instill in people dreams and get them to imagine”. Feeling a small spark of optimism in sunny Sussex today. How have people in the past imagined what today would look like? Does the way you think about the future affect what will happen? #innovation

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