Professor writes carbon glossary to help climate change conversations

Iain Black, Professor of Sustainable Consumption at Strathclyde Business School has put together a comprehensive Carbon Glossary for Material Source, to help aid conversations around climate change and the role that products and materials can play in that, as part of Material Source's current carbon campaign, Carbon-12, a new in-Studio installation and editorial series. 

Material Source - an online and offline destination for architects, designers and property professionals - has studios in Manchester and Glasgow.

A spokesperson at Material Source said, "Conversations only flourish when we have a shared understanding of the words and phrases being used and their hidden meaning. So to help designers, architects and property professionals discuss the role that products and materials can play in the battle against climate change, Material Source Studio thought it would be useful to put together a short primer."

Published: 26 June 2025