York Environmental Sustainability Institute

As the Climate Change conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan draws to a close, there is an urgent need for a new politics of climate resilient development that opens space for ethical and political engagement by diverse actors.  

On World Ventilate Day 2024, SEI researcher Luke Gooding emphasizes the importance of ventilation during retrofitting, through his work with Retrofit One-Stop-Shop York (ROSSY). Not only can optimized ventilation enhance a home's energy efficiency and lower costs – it should be a top priority in any retrofit initiative, for human health and lower carbon emissions for a city and beyond.

From participating on several panels about indoor air quality characterisation, toxicity, and chemistry in homes to reviewing key lessons and barriers in interdisciplinary clean air research and the future of air quality, the INGENIOUS project members remained front and centre at the first 2024 UK Clean Air Conference.

YESI is excited to announce the appointment of Dr Judith Krauss (Politics) and Professor Rob Marchant (Environment and Geography) as the new co-leads of our Resilient Socio-Ecological Systems Research Theme.