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Governing for Net Zero: Sustainability at the University of Glasgow

摘要

The University of Glasgow's declaration of a climate emergency and its Glasgow Green strategy have reshaped how we govern sustainability across the institution. This lecture will explore the evolving governance architecture. I will discuss key challenges, including aligning estates and academic priorities, embedding net-zero into investment and risk decisions, improving data and reporting, and engaging students and staff as partners. The talk will also outline practical strategies and lessons learned so far, highlighting how Glasgow is attempting to act as an anchor institution for the city and a sector leader on climate action and sustainable development.

簡介

Professor Konstantinos (Kostas) Kontis is the Dean for Global Engagement (East Asia), and the Mechan Chair of Engineering and Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Glasgow. A Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, he is distinguished for pioneering contributions to high-speed flows, plasma flow control, and advanced diagnostic techniques for complex flow and thermal fields, which have led to greater efficiency and cost-effectiveness in industrial applications. He has received the Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Aeronautical Society (HonFRAeS), one of the world's highest distinctions for aerospace achievement, reserved for only the most outstanding contributions to the aerospace profession. A Fellow and former Director of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), he received the NATO Science & Technology Team Excellence Award in 2021. He has led major international collaborations advancing net-zero technologies, revitalised the engineering academic environment, and helped reshape global aerospace research and innovation.

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