A national relay raising awareness of the climate emergency has called in at the University of Worcester on its journey through the City.
Students and staff taking on the baton in the Running Out of Time Relay event
The Running Out of Time Climate Relay is travelling the length of Great Britain over the summer with a baton passed between runners, walkers, wheelers and cyclists. Inside the baton is a message calling for action to cut emissions, restore nature and support those hardest hit by climate change.
The baton arrived at the University’s Severn Campus where it was handed over to University students by schoolchildren. The University’s Pro Vice Chancellor, Professor Sally Moyle, and Lord Victor Adebowale, Chair of the NHS Confederation, spoke to those assembled.
The University’s Severn Campus is home to one the Country’s largest electric vehicle charging car parks and the University has invested heavily in solar panels and green spaces to improve biodiversity across its campuses.
The University is also working with organisations across the City on a number of projects including tackling air quality, the introduction of an underground heat network connecting buildings using energy from the River Severn to provide heating and hot water, along with the introduction of electric bike schemes and improved walking and cycling routes.
Upon leaving the University, the baton passed through the City following the Wild About Worcester Way.
Running Out of Time Relay