David Lammy gave his first major speech as Foreign Secretary on 17th September in Kew Gardens. His speech was intersectional, covering global inequality, indigenous knowledge, and racial justice all as part of – and essential to – climate justice. Lammy explained the core idea of his approach that “nothing could be more
Britain’s only remaining coal power plant at Ratcliffe-on-Soar closed on Monday. The plant had run for 57 years and its closure has seen widespread coverage in the national press with The Guardian calling the shutdown the “end of an era.” Coal has been part of the UK’s energy
Get writing. Say something.
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
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
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.