Could our gardens provide the answer to CO2 reduction?
- Face the Facts
- Publication Date
- 29/06/2021
- Featuring
- Dr Ehsan Jorat
Dr Ehsan Jorat is a senior lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering at Abertay University and Scottish Alliance for Geoscience, Environmental and Society (SAGES) research and innovation committee member and co-lead for Carbon and Biogeochemical Cycles theme. As a geotechnical engineer with experience in both industry and academia, he focused his practice on introducing engineering solutions for environmental challenges. Ehsan has been leading research on incorporating inorganic carbon sequestration function into urban and agricultural soils as a mechanism for carbon sequestration.
Meet some of Scotland’s leading climate researchers talking about their work in the lead up to the UN Climate Change Conference COP26.
The UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP26 in Glasgow on 1 – 12 November 2021. The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scottish Science Advisory Council and Scottish Alliance for Geoscience, Environment and Society are collaborating to highlight Scottish research and science and its contribution to understanding and tackling climate change. A broad range of researchers and practitioners in Scotland whose work relates to the Earth’s climate are being interviewed in the lead up to COP26.
