Environment Editor (2024-26)
A Freedom of Information request by Felix has revealed that Imperial has said the Imperial Zero Index is “not a policy and has no impact on the state of the elements of the environment.” In February 2024 Imperial College London launched the Zero Index, a new framework to assess their
The planetary crises do not affect people equally. Marginalised people are hit worse most of the time. Not only are they hit worse, they also receive less support and are frequently not considered in decision-making. The examples are endless: in the global south, women and girls are exposed to more
In Felix #1865 Food Editor Charlotte and I analysed Imperial’s catering procurement data to work out what we were eating on campus. I’ve taken that data and worked out how much Imperial is emitting from all the food we’re eating. We estimated Imperial’s emissions from raw
At 8 am on the 29th of January, students from several London universities peacefully entered and occupied the lobby of One Creechurch Street, office of insurance broker Howden, on the day of the Risk Forum and Exhibition hosted and sponsored by the broker. Activists remained in the company lobby for
Imperial College’s reports on the food items purchased in 2022–24 reveal their environmental and food footprint, and the changes they’ve initiated.
Each year, universities submit data to QS for them to review and create their sustainability rankings. This year, Imperial ranked 7th. It’s a nice process, but it’s not remotely public. Whilst QS does share their criteria, they don’t share how each university did in any granularity and
The Heidelberg Agreement on Environmental sustainability in Research Funding was published in October. The multi-stakeholder agreement was created by participants from nine European countries and endorsed by UK Research & Innovation (UKRI), among other funding organisations. The agreement sets out how funders can lead on sustainability. Research funding is a
A new campaign with support from the Union, RE:GEN, seeks to improve our green spaces to create a sense of being at home and third spaces at Imperial. Emilio Garcia Padron, a part time Masters student, grew the campaign organically out of a desire to improve the secret garden
Oil giants claim Earth is just 'going through a phase'
Kicking off the new academic year’s sustainability forums, Stephanie, Deputy President (Finance and Services), chaired November’s Union Sustainability Forum on Monday 18th. The forum was both a place for Stephanie to share updates from the Union, and for the various societies and campaign groups present to share their
This year’s Green Careers Fair took place on the 12th in Queen’s Tower Room. Well over 500 people attended to see the 27 companies which had set up stalls. Of all the companies present, only two focused on climate adaptation rather than mitigation. This highlights a broader problem:
Grantham Institute's annual lecture cut through the noise with former Green Party co-leader and panelists.