Themes

Our research spans several areas and themes key to making our societies and lives more sustainable. Each research area below outlines the key research challenges and how we are looking to address them.

Tyndall's research on energy systems — Energy systems

An holistic and global approach to the technical and environmental performance, governance, economic and social acceptability issues that can arise designing and delivering energy systems.

Tyndall's carbon budget research — Carbon budgets and pathways

Championing a pragmatic allocation of carbon budgets between countries, based on the principles of science and equity.

Tyndall's research on the water, energy and food nexus — Water energy food nexus

Investigating how radical alternatives to today’s food production systems may benefit the water-energy-food nexus.

Tyndall's communities research — Communities

Seeking to understand the social, economic and political factors that influence energy systems at a community level.

Tyndall's research on circular economies — Circular economy

Researching new business models for a circular economy, to tackle the challenges of putting its principles into practice.

Themes

Energy systems

Carbon budgets and pathways

Water energy food nexus

Communities

Circular economy