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Prof. Stu Coles
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🎓 Prof. of Sustainable Materials @ WMG, Warwick.
🎤 Colour commmentator for Coventry Blaze & Team GB Ice Hockey
Sustainability is all about reducing carbon emissions, right?

Nope! In our first 2025 paper, we review & identify 44 factors that contribute towards sustainability in the UK EV supply chain. We need to look beyond our three pillars to be truly sustainable.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
UK electric vehicle battery supply chain sustainability: A systematic review
Electric vehicles are set to grow markedly over the coming years, as are the lithium-ion batteries that power them. There are concerns that, despite t…
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January 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Proposal review panels are both exhausting and fascinating at the same time. So many cool ideas - you want to see so many come to fruition. Sadly there’s not the money so you end up debating the tiniest of flaws to generate a list. Definitely time for a beer!
December 6, 2024 at 8:41 PM
It's taking a lot of planning, but we finally got this one launched.
December 6, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Saturday night after a long week. About to watch the youngest’s latest dance show. Beer selection isn’t the greatest, but we’re in a working men’s club and it’s cheap
November 30, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Here’s a question that we’ve been discussing recently for those in the #Bluesky who supervise PhD students. How long do you spend “supervising” your students per week/month? And how long do you think you should be spending “supervising”?
November 26, 2024 at 8:32 PM
The Blaze were quite good. Also, hear me and Ed do our thing in the highlights.
November 25, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Big win at the Skydome this evening for the good guys. For myself, this is a great outlet after a busy week and I get to enjoy doing commentary and something completely different to the day job.
November 24, 2024 at 8:51 PM
If these are the best that we can come up with for wins following #COP29, then the whole process has been a net loss.
In overtime, negotiators at the UN climate talks in Azerbaijan finally sealed a deal on climate finance.

Here's a snapshot look at the wins and losses from COP29. Read our five takeaways from the summit: trib.al/rD1w0E8
November 24, 2024 at 4:45 PM
It’s been a good week. Seeing former students be so successful, getting a project over the line…and yet my highlight of the week is still that I’ve got Linkin Park tickets for Wembley and am very excited.
November 22, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Blue Sky 🤝 Mr Blue Sky

There is no escaping ice hockey…and that’s a good thing.
November 21, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Today in my world? Well, I can’t tell you what I did this morning. It’s a secret. Was really interesting though, you’ll just have to trust me. Instead, you can read an blog with Geoff Brighty & how we’ve got our #plasticrecycling LCA into the latest ecoinvent database ecoinvent.org/blog/partner...
Partner Spotlight: Interview with Dr. Geoff Brighty of Mura Technology - ecoinvent
ecoinvent.org
November 20, 2024 at 7:51 PM
I’m in London today for the SCI’s “Where Science Meets Business 2024”. Theme today is all about strategic sustainability, bringing together academia and industry across disciplines to solve emerging and important global challenges.
November 19, 2024 at 8:17 AM
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
November 17, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Managed to get back from Southampton for today’s Blaze game (which is good for the webcast!). 37.7 kWh, which at 125 g CO2e - UK grid carbon intensity when I charged - works out at a rather pleasant 6 g CO2 per passenger km (and obviously has the potential to be lower).
November 17, 2024 at 4:17 PM
A little about me...Prof of Sustainable Materials at Warwick. Circular Economy and Life Cycle Assessment enthusiast. Research looks at end of life approaches for materials and making life cycle assessment work for the circular economy. Also co-lead of Warwick's Sustainability Spotlight.
November 16, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Sitting in a Southampton coffee shop, charging my car and getting to grips with this here new app. Today is a good day. Not because of anything in particular from what I’ve written above. It’s good because I have cake. I like cake.
November 16, 2024 at 1:14 PM