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
Of kleptons and kerplunk (Tales of the Unsung Wilderness)
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
Here’s why Imperial’s food emissions are rising
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
How to shop smarter
Conscious consumer tips
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” (CAS) assessing
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 a