Professor Jim Coleman gave an insightful presentation, which revealed that forecasts from Oxford Economics predict a stable growth of GDP in the region until 2030, much higher than for the European economies. At the same time, larger economies in the region have much higher

#Renewableenergy accounted for more than 30% of the world’s electricity for the first time last year following a rapid rise in #wind and #solarpower, according to new figures. theguardian.com/environment/ar…

#Biodiversity loss is the biggest environmental driver of #infectiousdisease outbreaks, making them more dangerous and widespread, a study has found. theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Athenian angles

UK has competitive advantage in a third of green products and services according to IPPR theguardian.com/environment/ar…

On 3rd June I'm giving my inaugural professorial lecture at University of Westminster - about the challenges of delivering #NetZeroplaces, plus reflections on 3 decades in urban economic development. It's a public event and all welcome: lnkd.in/d7aAC8nD

#EV sales are down and if governments want them to recover it may have to be at the expense of their own economies. bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

Thrilled to partner with Glasgow Chamber on the Congress of Business event this week. #COB24 aimed to ignite conversations for one common goal, accelerating action on Net Zero. Speakers included our Principal Anton Muscatelli & Director of Sustainability roddyyarr UoG. #UofGSustainability

This is a disgrace....

More #newtowns coming under The Labour Party bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Two thirds of 25-34 year olds in Ireland have third level qualifications, the highest in Europe. EU average is 43%. Explains to a significant degree why the country attracts so much foreign investment.

🇪🇺🇩🇪 - Europe's working-age population is falling • Germany has lost about 2m people aged 20-64 since population in that group peaked in 1998 • In next decade Germany is set to lose another 10% of its working-age population, or around 5m people

2024: Rishi Sunak says he is investing in towns that were neglected for decades under Labour (even though Conservatives have been in charge for the past 1.5 decades) 2022: Rishi Sunak explains how he has taken money away from poor areas and given the money to rich areas

I’m sorry, what?

As opposed to... say.... "I went without meals as a child....." ?!

On Juneteenth, we commemorate the anniversary of the delayed news of freedom reaching the enslaved people of Galveston, Texas. Let’s keep building on the work of the generations who came before us and making sure that the arc of the moral universe continues to bend towards

Hilarious to see Sunak saying immigration would go up if we rejoined the EU when it's higher outside than we ever were in it. Personally I think immigration is great for a country but the man's talking old turnips #BBCDebate

Absolutely abysmal service from B&Q B&Q Help Trying to have a damaged delivery picked up and replaced. Kept hanging on for days and now told I have to go to a store in person, otherwise they can't help me! Never buying anything from these people again!

Setting up for this morning's #stepforwardluton Luton Economic Growth Workshop at the fantastic MergeXR studios in Luton with one of the largest green screens in the UK. Step Forward Luton

Quincy Jones: His brilliance explained in 10 songs bbc.com/news/articles/…