Scots supermarket worker stuns colleagues by turning up to shift dressed as the Grinch
But instead of stealing Christmas, she is working hard to get items on the shelves ahead of the big day
Isla works at the Grangemouth depot (Image: ASDA)
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The Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen’s University Belfast has joined forces with Belfast-born Great British Bake Off star Andrew Smyth to bid for a place in a UK-wide festival celebrating arts and scientific creativity.
The IGFS-led consortium has been shortlisted for the next stage of the Festival UK 2022 competition, being one of just 30 successful bids, whittled down from almost 300.
The team comprises:
Food scientist Prof. Chris Elliott OBE; Behavioural psychologist Prof. Moira Dean; and International Events Co-ordinator Tomas Bamford from IGFS;
Jamie Oliver’s team, including producer Greg Burke and chief content officer Zoe Collins;
Northern Ireland born aerospace engineer, TV presenter and baker, Andrew Smyth;
Blue Carbon Environments Are Key to Stopping Climate Change, But They Need Our Support
Kenya could incorporate the protection and expansion of all its blue carbon ecosystems into the nation’s NDCs, making a high-profile commitment to their conservation. But this won’t happen without new sources of income.
With the election of Joe Biden, the US is set to rejoin the Paris Agreement. The country’s commitment, made in 2015, to restrain temperature rises to 2°C as part of an international effort is again endorsed, at least on paper.
But progress since 2015 has been painfully slow. Signatories to the Paris Agreement must pledge actions, known as “nationally determined contributions” (NDCs), which increase in ambition at each five-year submission. The latest set are due in 2020, but with little time left, many are yet to be published.
But progress since 2015 has been painfully slow. Signatories to the Paris Agreement must pledge actions, known as “nationally determined contributions” (NDCs), which increase in ambition at each five-year submission. The latest set are due in 2020, but with little time left, many are yet to be published.
It’s hoped this process will produce public displays of virtue as governments jockey for leadership. But some nations – including Australia, New Zealand, Russia and Indonesia – have already stated they will not increase their ambition during this round of submissions, in violation of the agreement. Global policies currently in place, combined with newly pledged NDCs, give an estimated 66% chance of keeping global temperatures below 2.9°C by the end of the century.