In 2022/23 Imperial emitted 240,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e). Focusing just on Imperial’s direct emissions and emissions from purchased energy – scopes 1 and 2 respectively – it is not only among the top five highest emitting UK universities but also has the highest emissions of any
Hannah Ritchie's Not the End of the World is a thing from which you can emerge hopeful. In it, Dr Ritchie addresses each of seven planetary crises: air pollution, climate change, deforestation, food, biodiversity loss, ocean plastics, and overfishing. The book is extremely high-level. It looks at each
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Last month, Imperial announced a series of new commitments, reports and policies setting out how the university plans to reach net zero without offsets by 2040, in line with their sustainability strategy. I interviewed Academic lead for Sustainability, Professor Tim Green, and Sustainability Officer Rhea Samra about Imperial’s new
UK elections are coming up on 4th July. If you can, vote. An important issue for many voters is how each political party will tackle the climate crisis if elected, so this article summarises some of what each party has promised. For more details, read their manifestos. A Friends of
30th April saw the Union Council’s latest meeting. Only one motion was presented - “Just and sustainable plant-based catering at Student Union outlets to tackle the climate crisis” by grassroots campaigners from Plant-based Universities (PBU). The vote was close, with the result being 11 for, 13 against, and 2
In 2020, Imperial committed to reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2040 and reducing their emissions by 15% by 2025-26. The Annual Sustainability Report 2022-23 recommits to achieving net zero for their operational emissions (about 20% of Imperial’s total) without offsets by 2040. Imperial’s decarbonisation strategy, created by
Imperial College might be assessing fossil fuel companies using oversimplified emissions metrics.
Sustainability Fortnight was a blast, but you might not have known about it.
Imperial's Centre for Environmental Policy has helped write a guide for how the Global South can go from data to deal.
Felix investigates what vegan Imperial students think about food availability and sustainability on campus.
Felix spoke to ex-Imperial Maths student Andy Frepp, discussing his career, and how climate change is affecting financial services.