Severe blackouts disrupted the Iberian Peninsula for 16 hours on 28th April. We answer common questions on blackouts and how renewables will affect energy grids and a new report from Spain shares the latest in their analysis of the causes of the blackouts.
“I’m positive. I’m always positive. When people talk about collapses, that’s great opportunity to actually change stuff”, Fernando explained to me. He had recently narrowly escaped his house burning down in a wildfire in Portugal. In Europe, increasingly severe wildfires are creating space for change. However, unless
A focus on stopping rising inequality is the economic and cultural innovation needed to fight climate change.
South Kensington campus generated nearly 2,000 tonnes of waste last year. This includes recyclable materials like paper from printing, glass, plastic, card, and cans from packaging. It also includes food waste which is sent for anaerobic digestion. There is waste from labs, namely clinical and chemical waste, and skip
You only need to follow media bulletins to recognise that the world is changing rapidly and facing several challenges all at once. In my view, the biggest challenge we collectively face is finding a way to work together to address all these challenges. I believe the answer lies with you
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
How exposure to noise pollution, which reinforces health and economic inequalities, is overlooked by policymakers
If you were a fish in Permian Brazil, Prionosuchus was your most formidable foe. This gargantuan, vaguely crocodilian creature belonging to a group known as temnospondyls is thought to have ruled the waters of its time.[1] These impressive animals are no longer with us, but their successors (direct or
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
Conscious consumer tips
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
The continued extraction of fossil fuels poses an immediate, existential threat to modern societies. There is an urgent need to change courses and syllabuses, to cut ties with fossil fuel companies, and to foster a culture that empowers imagination, design, and the creation of just and fossil free futures. We