“Managing carbon reduction: every action makes a difference” – Rosemary Horry, University of Derby, presenting at the Net Zero Conference 2022, ‘Research Journeys in/to Net Zero: Current and Future Research Leaders in the Midlands, UK’ (on Friday 24th June 2022 at De Montfort University)

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Managing climate
reduction: Every
action makes a
difference –
Rosemary Horry

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ME
• Slightly younger than Fred
• Teachers thought – butterfly mind would
be fine if she could settle to something.
• Academic by accident
• Nearly finished a DPhil
• Senior Lecturer in Geoscience
• Technical Manager of the DE-carbonise
project

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DE-carbonise
• We hear the data on the challenge of climate reduction and what
is required to make the required changes and it all seems such a
huge task.
• Net zero, carbon neutral, carbon positive
• My research area started as ISO 14001
• Earthships
• DE-carbonise - impact

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Where do you start?
• But that is the key, you just start with one simple action.
Don’t do the same old stuff.
• Change requires thought, planning and action.
• What are you interested in?
• Could your research link to DE-carbonise and help
companies?

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De-carbonising weddings
• Working with Tissington Hall
• Investigated the options for
weddings in terms of lowering
carbon footprint.

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Weddings
• Venue – What issues does the venue have?
• Catering – avoid imported beef
• Invitations and wedding list – be inventive
• Flowers - Local
• Attire and transport
• Streaming the wedding

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DE-carbonisation
• DE-carbonisation project - working with companies
• Making a difference.
• Education
• Inventions
• Improvements
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How can you help them?
• Many are ready to change.
• Companies want help
• They need data, guidance, support, your ideas
• Are you ready to change?

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Recent papers
• Horry, R., Booth, C.A., Mahamadu, A. et al. Environmental management systems in the architectural, engineering and
construction sectors: a roadmap to aid the delivery of the sustainable development goals. Environ Dev Sustain (2021).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01874-3
• Booth, C.A.; Rasheed, S.; Mahamadu, A.-M.; Horry, R.; Manu, P.; Awuah, K.G.B.; Aboagye-Nimo, E.; Georgakis, P. Insights into
Public Perceptions of Earthship Buildings as Alternative Homes. Buildings 2021, 11,
377. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11090377
• Baranova, P., Horry, R. & Booth, C.A. (2021) To infinity and beyond the environmental impact minimisation paradigm. In: Gorse,
C., Scott, L., Booth, C.A. & Dastbaz, M. (Editors) Sustainable, Ecological, Engineering, Design for Society, Springer Nature,
Switzerland, (accepted). https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/events/conferences-and-symposiums/seeds-conference-2021/
In for review
• Rasheed, A.S., Booth, C.A. and Horry, R. (2021) Stakeholder Perceptions of the Benefits and Barriers of Implementing
Environmental Management Systems in the Maldivian Construction Industry – accepted with modifications which are being
worked on.
• Booth, C.A., Horry, R., Isaac, C., Manu, P., Mahamadu, A-M., Awuah, K.A.B., Aboaye-Nimo, E., Georgakis, P. and Prabhakaran, A
(2022) Earthship Buildings: Stakeholder Opinions of their Contribution Towards Sustainable Alternative Housing in the United
Kingdom" has been received safely by Management, Procurement and Law (Proceedings of the ICE).
• Booth, C.A. *, Rasheed, S., Mahamadu, A-M., Horry, R., Abbey, S.J., Manu, P., Awuah, K.G.B., Aboagye-Nimo, E., Georgakis, P.,
Prabhakaran, A. (2022) A Phenomenological Inquiry of Building and Living in European Earthship Homes (Buildings) In for review.