Welcome to the University of Greenwich Centre for Sustainability
The concept of sustainability is becoming increasingly important to many societies across the globe. Stories of global warming, climate change, waste, recycling energy consumption, poverty and natural hazards dominate the popular media. Sustainability is now of central concern to business, industry, governments and the general public. The UK government says:
"How we move to One Planet Living is a key Government concern. If everyone in the world were to consume natural resources and generate carbon dioxide at the rate we do in the UK, we'd need three planets to support us."
Moving towards one planet living is perhaps one of the largest challenges facing society today. While many people recognise the problem there is much less agreement on what to actually do about it.
The Centre for Sustainability at the University of Greenwich was set up to help in the search for pathways to a sustainable future. While sustainability brings many challenges it also creates many opportunities. The centre showcases ways the university engages with sustainability and helps to facilitate practical technological and community based solutions for achieving a more sustainable and just society.
The University of Greenwich offers a range of Sustainability Degree Programmes both with a sustainable focus as well as sustainability incorporated into existing degrees.