250 connections between Imperial and fossil fuel companies
Imperial Climate Action compiled a database of ties between fossil fuel companies and the College
Should South Africa rethink its strategy on rhino poaching?
Between 2000 and 2013, the market for rhino horn grew 30-fold as prices skyrocketed. Prices peaked at $65,000 per kg in 2012, surpassing gold and cocaine in value. In 2015, we witnessed a whopping 1349 rhinos killed in a single year, the highest number on record, and, in the
Imperial to work with several of the largest fossil fuel companies
Despite decades denying science, Imperial’s new analysis finds giant fossil fuel companies are genuinely committed to net zero and wants to help.
Diving into Imperial’s Waste: What We Found
At 900 tonnes each year, almost half of South Kensington campus’ waste is ‘general waste’. This waste stream is collected daily and taken by lorry to an energy from waste (EfW) plant in Southwark where it is incinerated. Although the energy from burning this waste is returned to the grid,
Taste Imperial menus to feature environmental impact labels
Imperial is trialling a new carbon labelling scheme on selected Taste Imperial menus as part of its new Sustainable Food and Drink Policy, which will be released soon. La Cantina in the Junior Common Room is already displaying the labels. The roll-out will continue with static menus, with the aim
Q&A: Will the UK have blackouts like in Spain & Portugal?
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.
Fires and fascism
“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
Stopping climate change is impossible without first stopping rising inequality
A focus on stopping rising inequality is the economic and cultural innovation needed to fight climate change.
Diving into Imperial’s waste
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
Rights and Responsibilities on the Course to Sustainability
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 presence of a single kind of justice
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
Noise pollution needs sound solutions
How exposure to noise pollution, which reinforces health and economic inequalities, is overlooked by policymakers