“By Leaves we live” Seeding grassroots climate strategies in Edinburgh – A Cockburn Conference

POSTED ON November 15, 2021

A recording of our recent one day climate conference that coincided with CoP26

A recording of our recent one day climate conference that coincided with CoP26

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Latest Holyrood Short-Term Let Consultation

POSTED ON October 27, 2021

A Scottish Parliamentary Committee consultation on short-term lets closes soon. The STL industry is encouraging its stakeholders to comment, we’re keen that local residents also have their say.

A Scottish Parliamentary Committee consultation on short-term lets closes soon. The STL industry is encouraging its stakeholders to comment, we’re keen that local residents also have their say.

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Throwing carbon in the skip – the case against demolition

POSTED ON October 13, 2021 BY Terry Levinthal

A blog from our director Terry Levinthal on the often overlooked loss of embodied carbon when a building is demolished

A blog from our director Terry Levinthal on the often overlooked loss of embodied carbon when a building is demolished

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Old Royal High School Update

POSTED ON October 7, 2021

The Cockburn welcomes the news that the Old Royal High School will be leased to the Royal High School Preservation Trust to become a music school

The Cockburn welcomes the news that the Old Royal High School will be leased to the Royal High School Preservation Trust to become a music school

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Are electric vehicles the way forward for Edinburgh?

POSTED ON September 28, 2021 BY Cliff Hague & Terry Levinthal

Our Chairperson, Prof Cliff Hague, and Director, Terry Levinthal, ponder the future of Electric Vehicles (EVs) and the potential consequences to our streetscape of their mass adoption.

Our Chairperson, Prof Cliff Hague, and Director, Terry Levinthal, ponder the future of Electric Vehicles (EVs) and the potential consequences to our streetscape of their mass adoption.

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How much is your public park worth?

POSTED ON September 17, 2021

What is an urban greenspace worth to contemporary Edinburgh? We pose a question for residents to ponder in the coming days.

What is an urban greenspace worth to contemporary Edinburgh? We pose a question for residents to ponder in the coming days.

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West Port Garden

POSTED ON September 7, 2021

Virtual AND in-person visits this year

Virtual AND in-person visits this year

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Can Edinburgh’s festivals be reinvented?

POSTED ON August 30, 2021 BY Cliff Hague

Cockburn Chairperson Prof Cliff Hague offers his observations on a recent summit hosted by the Edinburgh International Book Festival to discuss a new “vision” for the future of Edinburgh’s festivals

Cockburn Chairperson Prof Cliff Hague offers his observations on a recent summit hosted by the Edinburgh International Book Festival to discuss a new “vision” for the future of Edinburgh’s festivals

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Edinburgh Low Emission Zone Proposals – Clean air for all?

POSTED ON August 27, 2021

Having supported an Edinburgh-wide low emission zone in 2019 we are extremely concerned the new reduced proposal from the Council will cause significant problems for some city neighbourhoods

Having supported an Edinburgh-wide low emission zone in 2019 we are extremely concerned the new reduced proposal from the Council will cause significant problems for some city neighbourhoods

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Cockburn Street: a case for concern?

POSTED ON August 6, 2021 BY Prof Cliff Hague

A World Heritage Site should not be treated like Deadwood City circa 1870 – some reflections on local residential amenity concerns from our chairperson Prof Cliff Hague

A World Heritage Site should not be treated like Deadwood City circa 1870 – some reflections on local residential amenity concerns from our chairperson Prof Cliff Hague

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