Just as in wartime, our prosperity, wellbeing and the future of our children are under severe threat from the climate crisis. What is needed is a vast mobilisation of scientific…Read More >
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‘Limited evidence’ smart meters would save consumers money
Today’s revelation that there is ‘no realistic prospect’ of the UK Government meeting its smart energy meter installation target has led to it being labelled a ‘fiasco’ by critics. Jacopo…Read More >
Delivery of affordable housing negatively impacted by planning policy
By Professor Neil Crosby, Professor of Real Estate & Planning, University of Reading With the increase in house prices in London since 2008, and resultant increase in land values, there might…Read More >
Neighbourhood Planning amended as Reading research influences government legislation
By Professor Gavin Parker, Professor of Planning Studies, University of Reading The passing of the Neighbourhood Planning Bill today took many by surprise, as the government pushed it through and…Read More >
Food security report’s meat recommendations ‘oversimplify the issue’
Professor Richard Tiffin, Director of the Centre for Food Security at the University of Reading discusses the House of Commons International Development Committee report on Food Security, published this week….Read More >
Why has Obama failed to knock ‘47’ bells out of Romney?
Dr Jonathan Bell from the Department of History wonders why the race to the White House is still too close to call… ‘There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for…Read More >