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Students protest at insurance broker Howden
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
A call to action: cut ties between education and the fossil fuel industry
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
Carbon foodprints: a student perspective
As part of the college’s community-led sustainability efforts, the Earth Science and Engineering and Civil and Environmental Engineering sustainability committees are exploring students' perspectives on climate change, their carbon footprints, and their willingness to reduce them. To achieve this, we conducted a three-part “Climate Action Survey”
UKRI agrees to new standards for research funding
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
New campaign builds community at Imperial through green spaces
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
Updated Union sustainability plan shows progress
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
Green Careers Fair surpasses expectations
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:
COP29 in Azerbaijan
Can this summit help shape a sustainable future?
"Anti-capitalism: I'm all for it" says Caroline Lucas at Imperial lecture
Grantham Institute's annual lecture cut through the noise with former Green Party co-leader and panelists.
UNEP, WMO, and CCC call for action, but is anything different?
Ahead of each Climate Conference of the Parties, a slew of reports are released seeking to inform the proceedings. For example, the United Nations Environment Programme recently released their Emissions Gap Report 2024. Emissions Gap Reports are published ahead of each COP and assess the gap between pledged greenhouse gas
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