Global award for innovative Humber climate change media series

An East Yorkshire production company has won an international media innovation award for its series of podcasts, webinars, videos and online resources reporting on how the Humber is tackling the global climate change crisis. The Waterline Live was produced by Beverley-based Blue Aurora Media in partnership with Marketing Humber to engage with international experts and audiences about The...

Visionary film to show global leaders why the world needs the Humber to tackle climate change

A new cinematic film will reveal to world leaders the critical role the Humber has in the global fight against climate change. The film, titled Eyes on the Humber, will be shown at the COP26 international climate change conference in Glasgow next month. Every country in the world will be represented at the event, with US president Joe Biden expected to attend to mark America’s return to the...

Students step up to climate change challenge with ‘inspirational’ eco-projects

Students across the Humber region have come forward with their own innovative ideas to help tackle the climate crisis as part of a campaign to unite the region in the drive to net-zero. Children and young people aged between 11-18 were invited to plan and deliver their own eco-project for The Waterline Student Challenge 2021. Dozens of teams from schools and colleges across Hull, the East...

Event programme confirmed as Road to Net Zero flagship COP26 event rolls into town

The efforts that Hull and East Yorkshire organisations are making to ensure our region achieves net-zero carbon emissions are being highlighted at a special engagement event for businesses and communities later this month. Hull and East Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership’s (HEY LEP) flagship COP26 event – HEY on the Road to Net Zero – is taking place on Monday, October 18 at Hull City Hall’s...

Green jobs summit to help employers find skilled workers in drive to net-zero

The contribution of the University of Hull in bridging the skills gap facing the net-zero transition, and creating a talented workforce of the future, takes centre stage at a leading Yorkshire & Humber summit this week. With the Humber Estuary being the highest carbon-emitting industrial cluster outside of London, talk is often centred on the technologies and advancements needed to...