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Here's why Imperial's food emissions are falling

Oscar Mitcham

Oscar Mitcham

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We estimated Imperial’s emissions from raw ingredients were about 2200 tCO2e in 2024/25. Imperial’s analysis of their emissions for this period has not been released yet. We found that Imperial’s emissions from buying food have reduced by about 9% since last year, which is similar to their emissions in 2022/23. The decrease this year is mostly due to Taste Imperial's removal of beef from their menus.

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What happens when you cook garbage at high temperatures without oxygen?

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Eurotrash

Books

Eurotrash

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The London Neurotech Hackathon

Societies

The London Neurotech Hackathon

The second edition of the London Neurotech Hackathon took place on the weekend of 21st February, at the headquarters of Entrepreneurs First.  Participants, ranging from undergraduates to post-docs and lecturers, came from Imperial and beyond, with some flying in from across Europe for the competition. A flagship event for the

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