The Use Less Group, based at the University of Cambridge and led by Professor Julian Allwood, has been pursuing world-leading research in climate mitigation for over 20 years. Our impact projects, linked below, are funded by EPSRC, UKRI and a consortium of industry partners.
Engineering is at the heart of all our lives, and all areas of engineering must now be defined by our legal obligation to achieve a zero emissions society by 2050.
The ever-growing world economy is hungry for energy and materials but is powered by fossil fuels, which release greenhouse gases that lead to dangerous climate change.