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Collaboration for Climate Action

In April 2024, the Global Opportunities team became the first Russell Group University team to sign the . The CANIE accord is designed to strengthen and accelerate the international education sector's commitment to climate action, drive change, and foster sustainable practices on a global scale. It provides practical actions to guide international education organisations at any stage of climate action knowledge or implementation. 

The brings together world-leading climate researchers, businesses, policymakers and young people.  The Exeter Climate Conference forms part of the Exeter Climate Forum with the hosted by the 樱花动漫 and the Met Office covering the latest research on the impacts of climate change and the ways humanity can avoid and adapt to worsening impacts in the future.

The 樱花动漫 played a significant role at in November 2025, as we work to help combat climate change through our world-leading climate science. Highlights from our time?in Belém included the launch of the?, the leading academic authority on global carbon emissions and sinks, which is now in its 20th?year. Alongside partners we launched the , and findings from the second were presented and discussed at various events throughout the conference. Creativity and culture were also given a platform at COP30 with , a partnership between the 樱花动漫, the British Council and the Met Office that brought together more than 250 scientists, educators, artists and youth leaders for a project that used art, music and storytelling to inspire climate action in future generations.

The 樱花动漫 has established Civic University Agreements for Exeter, Cornwall and Devon. These agreements set out how the University will work in partnership with other anchor institutions in the region to help find solutions for society’s most pressing problems. 

Exeter Mission:

• Support the sustainable and inclusive growth of the city
• Innovate towards a sustainable low-carbon economy for the City of Exeter
• Build a city of aspiration and opportunity
• Support an ambitious culture and tourism offer
• Enhance the health and wellbeing of our citizens

Cornwall priorities:

• Green Futures
• Health Futures
• Fair Futures
• Creative Futures

Devon Mission:

• Thriving futures for young people
• Innovation and skills for a sustainable future
• Carbon considered housing for all

Education and Knowledge Exchange for Climate Action

As a world-leading university in the field of environmental sustainability and climate change, we provide the ideal learning environment for students who want to play their part in building a green future for all.  Our students learn from academics who are at the forefront of discovering solutions to these global challenges – translating their cutting-edge research into innovative teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. We have handpicked a you can study with us, whilst being inspired and taught by top climate scientists in their fields.

LearnExeter hosts MOOCs (massive open online course) with a number of courses free and available to staff, students, the public including Climate Change courses:

• Tipping Points: Climate Change and Society
• Climate Change Solutions
• Climate Change: The Science
• Arctic Ecosystems and Climate Change

Organisations can benefit from , with a new guide released by the Green Futures Solutions team. The ‘Climate Positive Actions’ handbook gives employees, leaders, and business owners a comprehensive guide to reducing their emissions, backed by world-leading climate science. The guide covers climate positive actions across an organisation's lifecycle, from transport and travel to emissions data and waste.

Participating in co-operative planning for climate change disasters, informing and supporting government and collaboration with NGOs

Academics at the 樱花动漫 have participated in cooperative planning for climate change disasters. Analysis led by Professor Richard Betts has informed the UK government's third , published in July 2023, which sets out future actions that government and others will take to adapt to the challenges of climate change in the UK and plan for climate change disasters.

And in October 2024 was launched at the House of Commons. The guide, produced by the 樱花动漫, brings together analysis from the world-leading climate experts to provide government and other policy makers – at national and local level – with reliable insights to inform and plan action on climate change.

On a regional level, the University, in collaboration with NGOs including the Westcountry Rivers Trust, and Cornwall County Council, is a member of the Devon, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Climate Impacts Group which is coordinating regional action on climate adaptation, preparing communities and organisations for a changing climate, and improving resilience across the region. The? will help communities and organisations across the Southwest better understand the risks their area might face in the future, as climate change increasingly affects the UK. It will also help them monitor early warning signs of climate change and adapt to these changes, thereby improving their resilience and community safety. ?have been made available to help individuals, communities, organisations and local policy makers take action for climate adaptation and prepare for climate impacts.

The University has also collaborated with the National Trust and other partners on the Landscape Futures and Challenge of Change project, the outcomes of which were embedded into now being used globally to educate heritage organisations on how to become more resilient to climate change and support teams to take decisions on how to adapt in the face of climate hazards. The guidance sets out to provide site managers and decision-makers at historic and beautiful places with a suite of options for adapting to climate hazards (which are based on the three central concepts of climate adaptation: resist, accept, direct a change). It also explains when and why a response may need to change from the current approach. The outcomes from the Landscape Futures project are referenced on page 7 of the introduction.

The Convex Seascape Survey seeks to discover exactly how the ocean performs its vital role as the world's largest carbon sink. Over five years, the project will not only scrutinise the carbon locked in the continental shelf seabeds but will assess the role of ocean life on carbon storage, as well as assessing human influences on seabed carbon. Funded by Convex Group Ltd., the project is facilitated by Blue Marine Foundation, with science led by the 樱花动漫 in collaboration with partners. Together with Encounter Edu and Blue Marine Foundation, work includes the creation of a legacy of UK curriculum-aligned lesson packages while ensuring a global reach through live lessons, a , and an immersive digital experience.? 

Local education programmes on climate

We hosted our first with the Met Office in 2025, bringing together climate researchers, businesses, policymakers, civil society and young people to share the latest climate science and inspire bold ideas for solutions to climate change. Held on our Streatham Campus between 30 June and 4 July 2025, events included the , , and dedicated events for policymakers and business leaders. The forum gave a strong voice to the scientists whose work drives our understanding of the changing systems of our planet and what we needed to do together to resolve the climate crisis.

A special one-day symposium, , dedicated to exploring the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how the 樱花动漫, Cornwall is at the forefront of driving change, was held on 10 September 2024. The free event, online or in person and open to the public, allowed participants to engage with experts and thought leaders across various sectors to discuss the challenges and opportunities in achieving the SDGs. The following sessions were included in the event:

• – SDG 13 Climate Action Led by Dr Eva Marquis on sustainable mining. This will look at the importance of sustainable mining to the net-zero transition, and the growing need for critical minerals in order to move away from fossil fuels.  Dr Eva Marquis is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the UKRI Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Centre for Technology Metals (Met4Tech), focussing on developing circular economy geomodels for technology metals. 
• - SDG7: Affordable and Clean Energy - This session will take a look at ‘SDG7: Affordable and Clean Energy’ with Philipp Thies and Peter Connor from 樱花动漫 Engineering.
  We’ll consider the opportunities of floating offshore wind and strategies to decarbonise our energy system
• -  SDG14: Life Below Water with a session on Blue Planet, Green Future: Ensuring the health of marine environments - This session looked at protecting marine ecosystems led by Professor Callum Roberts from the 樱花动漫 Centre for Ecology and Conservation.
• – SDG3: Good Health and Wellbeing - Healthy Planet, Healthy People: Understanding the opportunities of nature-based solutions for health and wellbeing - a panel discussion led by Conny Guell from the European Centre for Environment and Human Health focused on nature-based solutions for health.
• : SDG 17 Partnership for the Goals - led by Edvard Glücksman from Exeter Business School and will discuss how businesses and education can partner for more sustainable leadership: Collaborative Pathways: Partnerships for sustainable leadership development
• : SDG16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions - a panel discussion led by Tiago de Melo Cartaxo about social and environmental justice: Planet and People: Advancing social and environmental justice

The (2022-2027) is a large, interdisciplinary, international project led by the 樱花动漫. Its research aims to investigate the ocean's vital role as the world's largest carbon sink. Over five years, the project explores and quantifies carbon locked in continental shelves, assess the role played by marine life in carbon storage, and determine risks from human activities. One output of the project is an educational outreach programme with Encounter Edu and Blue Marine Foundation - a legacy of UK curriculum-aligned lesson packages that ensures global reach through live lessons, a free-to-access online repository of resources/activities, and an immersive digital experience. Other project outputs include a series of informative art workshops and exhibitions led by artist, Naomi Hart.

is a global education programme based in the 樱花动漫's School of Education, funded by the British Council. It empowers teachers and children aged 8 to 12 to explore climate and ocean literacy. Working in UK, UAE, Azerbaijan and Brazil, we have reached over 5,000 children and our network of schools is expanding each year. We twin schools in contrasting locations – connecting classrooms across continents - and train teachers have the confidence to put climate education at the heart of their curriculum. We are supported by world-leading scientists who are experts in marine biology, ocean science and climate who answer children’s questions and support our teachers and students are empowered to tell their environmental stories through poetry, art and film, thus becoming confident, climate-literate changemakers. Their stories travel through books, films and poetry trails to their local communities, but also to policy makers at conferences such as COP. Rooted in global collaboration, the programme's methodology supports teachers and inspires children to work creatively, feel deeply, and act with purpose for a sustainable future. 

Dr Pamela Buchan, Research Fellow at the 樱花动漫, collaborated with World Ocean Day for Schools to run ‘Our Blue Global Experiment’, a digital platform that enables schools to map their local blue space. , aligned to the UN Ocean Decade and focussed on increased ocean literacy in schools, is a free day of activities, with a live online assembly, digital workshops and lesson plans with thousands of schools across 120 countries taking part. The Blue Global Experiment encourages children to connect to their local blue space, be that a tiny steam, river, lake or the sea – and from there inspire them to become ocean advocates. This is the first time that marine citizenship and what motivates it has been investigated in young people on a global scale. The data collected through this project is publicly available and will help to better understand how marine citizenship can be promoted in all people.