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Latest on learning from the CAT Blog ZCBlog: Educating for a zero carbon future This week on ZCBlog Sarah Everitt, a long-term volunteer at CAT, describes her work linking between different parts of... A week at Ecobuild shows a strong CAT community In the face of huge numbers of exhibitors and talks competing for attention at this year’s Ecobuild, the event was a... Inspiring new video about the CAT Graduate School for the Environment A short film directed and edited by Dylan Byrne exploring the MSc in Renewable Energy and Built Environment at the... AEES student Howard Miller on the recent politics module Part of the Msc in Architecture, Advanced Environmental and Energy studies at CAT is the politics module. It is a week... Photo: ProfDip shows This is just one example of the fantastic work from our Professional Diploma students at CAT, who were on-site this... A unique place to study: Inspirational practicals for postgraduate students   CAT offers a combination of academic study with practical experience and this year’s REBE students were on-site... What can a short course at CAT lead to? Tony Nelson, Director of etc4CA, recently attended a short course at CAT. He sent us this interesting update and... Ten years… it’s a long time in education Politicians meeting for the World Summit in Rio this week are struggling to find many achievements since their last big... Where’s the impact of a home-baked cake?   In this series, we’ve been investigating the environmental and social impacts of various consumer products.... Where’s the impact of pads and tampons?   In this series, we’ve been investigating the impacts of various different consumer products, attempting to untangle... Where’s the impact of a book?   Last time, we had a look at the impact of a cotton t-shirt. We found that cotton production relied on the use of... Pocket-sized potential as hundreds of mini green revolutionaries visit CAT for the Cooperative’s Green Schools Revolution Last week over 400 primary school pupils and 65 teachers visited CAT to take part in the Green Schools Revolution, a... 5 resources for teachers on climate change and the environment We’ve uploaded some of our teaching resources to the Times Educational Supplement website. They can be downloaded and... Eco Cabins visited by a group of young volunteers from Europe – here’s what they thought about the site!   Recently the eco cabins played host to a delegation of volunteers from youth organisations across Europe. Organised... Solar powered irrigation for developing country growers. Testing and development taking place at CAT. by Nick Jefferies In poor rural communities around the world, one of the only ways of earning extra income is by growing...

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