Life on earth
Global warming and the finite nature of fossil fuels together present one of the greatest threats to humanity in the 21st century.
If we are to maintain our technological society and leave a planet fit for our grandchildren we must develop new, sustainable ways of generating and storing electrical energy.
The University of St Andrews is addressing this most pressing of global concerns at both practical and theoretical levels.
In addition to our groundbreaking research, we have a number of award-winning sustainability initiatives across the university.
Recently we’ve acquired the former Curtis Fine Papers papermill site at nearby Guardbridge, which will be converted into a centre for renewable energy. We’re also developing proposals to create a wind farm on land we own at Kenly Farm, by Boarhills, on the other side of St Andrews.
Uniting all our efforts is the need to move to realise an ecologically sound and socially just future for the 6 billion people who currently live on Earth and for the 9 billion people who are projected to live here by 2050. There can be no greater challenge than that of enabling sustainable lives for all of humanity.