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PwC has released its first Green Jobs Barometer, measuring how the transition to a net zero economy is influencing the nation’s workforce. The demand for ‘Green Jobs’ is higher in Scotland than in any other part of the UK, and the
As the sun sets on the activities of COP26, Borders College have launched a range of training and learning opportunities to help businesses in Scotland deliver on their own climate change ambitions. The menu of over a dozen environmentally focused
FarrPoint’s Senior Consultant Steve Smith explores the smart places topic and explains why we need to move beyond Smart Cities to help towns and communities achieve the benefits of becoming ‘smart’. The smart city concept is nothing new, and despite
We are pleased to announce that ScotlandIS are introducing a new ‘rewilding’ initiative, linked to our current membership and any new members that join our organisation from now on. What is rewilding? Rewilding activities are conservation efforts, aimed at restoring
Check out the latest blog from our Head of Research and Policy, Marc, as he summarises our Climate Tech event at COP26 and the key takeaways from the day. On Monday 8th November, ScotlandIS held a Climate Tech showcase in
Join ScotlandIS, SCDI and Scottish Enterprise for COP26 on Monday 8th November at our Climate Tech Showcase event. Held in-person (invite only) and online (free to register), this event highlights the scale of innovation taking place across Scotland in order
In the run up to COP26 and beyond, it is important to develop our own personal and business understanding of climate change, by starting with the facts, science and what is possible. The Climate Solutions Accelerator, administered by Jump Digital
The next generation of Scottish video games designers are playing their part in the race to net zero thanks to a partnership between SSE Thermal and Abertay University. Ahead of the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow later this year, the two organisations have challenged
With the eyes of the world falling on Glasgow in November, there is much to discuss, and even more action to be taken. Feeding an exponentially growing global population in a sustainable way is a fundamental challenge which must be
Intelligent Plant recently won a project to assist the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in deploying a data acquisition system for the Orbital Marine Power O2 Tidal Turbine. The system, which is linked to Intelligent Plant’s Industrial App Store allows
