Birmingham2022 Game Changing Birmingham: Tackling sustainability challenges

Title:               #Birmingham2022 Game Changing Birmingham: Tackling sustainability challenges

Duration:        3.38 mins

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[Voice over] Creating a sustainable environment is one of the major challenges facing our generation. To build a better future, we need to change the way we approach construction, energy, and transport. 

To meet this challenge flagship events like the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games are a great opportunity to bring people together. Putting the city, the region, and its people on the global stage. It's a chance to show that change is possible.

We're supporting the ambition to make the games the most sustainable ever, being one of the first universities to adopt the ISO 20121 certification, to set the standard for this and future events. Join us to help realise this vision to transform Birmingham and the world.

At the University of Birmingham, we are tackling global emissions through transport technology.

[Dr Stuart Hillmansen] We put HydroFLEX, the first hydrogen-powered train that emits nothing but steam, on mainline UK railways, revolutionising transport. We are hoping the groundbreaking technology behind HydroFLEX will be available to retrofit current in-service trains to hydrogen by 2022, helping make rail journeys greener and more efficient. 

[Professor Clive Roberts] We are working with West Midlands Combined Authority, West Midlands Trains, and Network Rail to simulate rail capacity management ahead of the games.

[Doctor Mohamed Samra] We believe this helps transport systems around the globe to be more responsive to passenger numbers, reducing delays and delivering more efficient services.

[Voice over ]We are leading discussions on how decarbonising heat can help the UK overcome one of its largest challenges, to achieve net zero.

[Professor Martin Freer] With heat accounting for 40% of energy usage, a third of the CO2 emissions in the UK, we're working with policy makers to develop practical solutions that could see all of UK's housing stock converted to low carbon heating and high spec thermal insulation in under 20 years.

[Doctor Xinfang Wang] Tyseley Energy Park will support future delivery of low carbon heat and transport. It is also the base of our Birmingham Energy Innovation Centre, which will drive innovation of waste, energy and low carbon vehicle systems across the West Midlands.

[Voice over] We'll be using our expertise during the games to drive innovation in reusing plastic waste, minimising our environmental impact and attempting to close the loop on the plastic cycle.

[Professor Andrew Dove] We're leading research to establish the global impact of plastics pollution, develop new sustainable plastics, find ways to reuse and recycle existing materials to reduce the detrimental effects on our environment.

Join us on our journey to change the world we live in.

#GameChangingBirmingham.

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