Imperial Needs to Do More for Sustainability and Climate Change, Report Argues
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FR IDAY, 11TH MAY, 2018 – Keep the Cat Free – ISSUE 1692 Felix The Student Newspaper of Imperial College London NEWS Success for Imperial alumni in council elections PAGE 3 SCIENCE 100 years of Richard Feynman's genius Imperial's environmental efforts are "largely uncoordinated" according to the Greening Imperial report // Imperial/Thomas Angus PAGE 12 EUROVISION Imperial needs to do more for sustainability and climate change, report argues NEWS initiative to “understand Maitland, Professor of management post of Current Performance and improve how Im- Energy Engineering at Assistant Provost (Sus- Fred Fyles perial College London Imperial, and a Greening tainability), the setting Imperial’s Strategy Editor-in-Chief implements sustainabil- Imperial co-author, told of “meaningful sustain- 2015-2020, published in Our six-page ity and action on climate Felix the report was “a ability targets that are 2015, stated the College The Greening Imperial change,” have spent the call to action to raise consistent with national would “substantially pullout with past year working on the Imperial’s aspirations and and local targets”, and increase our involvement all you need to report, which was 100-page report, released achievements in creating engagement of the Impe- in advising governments know released last week, last Friday. a sustainable, low-carbon rial community to deliver and industries” on the PAGE 17 highlights a number of The report, which was suture for itself and the these changes. environment. The report areas where Imperial based off a College-wide world. After all, if a uni- The paper was devel- highlighted a number of survey, focus groups, and versity such as Imperial oped from the Greening areas where Imperial had is outperformed by multiple MSc projects, cannot take a long-term Imperial Scoping Study, performed well, such as GAMES other universities. concluded current work systems view, how can we which was approved a reduction in the amount on sustainability was expect governments and by Provost’s Board in of waste going to landfill, “largely uncoordinated… society at large to take February of last year. and encouragement of mperial College under-resourced, and these challenges serious- The authors of the report cycling and public trans- London needs to poorly documented” with ly?” include academics from port use. do more for sus- “a limited impact on our The authors suggest a the Grantham Institute However, over the pre- tainability and the own operations and re- number of recommenda- for Climate Change and vious few years, Imperial Ienvironment in order search translation.” 98% tions the College should the Environment and the has performed poorly in to keep up with fellow of those surveyed felt implement to fulfil their Centre for Environmental terms of environmental- Can video universities, according Imperial should be doing promise to “safeguard the Policy, faculty staff, and ism and sustainability, games ever to a new report released more to act on sustainabil- environment for future representatives from Im- compared to similar count as art? last week. ity and climate change. generations,” including perial College Union. universities, ranking in Greening Imperial, an Professor Geoff the creation of the higher Cont. pg 4 PAGE 33 FR IDAY, 11TH MAY, 2018 FELIX FELIX ISSUE 1692 EDITORIAL NEWS [email protected] CONTENTS EDITORIAL 2 It's not easy being green… Success for Imperial graduates in last week's local NEWS 3-6 les – Felix E POLITICS 7 Another week, another Fy dit oceans. Investing millions issue. As we get closer ed or in fossil fuel companies. The Felix Team elections Fr COMMENT 9-11 and closer to the end of The list, unfortunately, term, I’m equally sad goes on. Editor-in-Chief NEWS great responsibility and it Lari said: “One of my about finishing my term as It’s shocking that, for a Fred Fyles is my duty to work closely biggest priorities will be SCIENCE 12-14 • Editor, and a bit relieved university that prides itself Deputy Editor Joanna Wormald with residents over the to stop the ongoing social TECH 15-16 I won’t have to spend on its excellent scientific Joanna Wormald Deputy Editor next four years to achieve cleansing in Kensington. my Thursday evenings practice, we’re not paying • change.” Residents are being priced EUROVISION 17-24 in a cold sweat, rushing attention to the myriad of News Editor In addition to his in- out of their homes and against a print deadline, scientific experts telling us Joanna Wormald Leo Cassarani and volvement with the Kens- the Borough in favour of ARTS 26-27 • and churning out another what needs to be done to Politics Editors Sina Lari were both ington Labour Party, Lari luxury development; no BOOKS 28 logorrheic spew of an have a chance of delaying Avirup Banerjee made councillors for sits on the executive com- graduate can afford to live editorial. One aspect of the major catastrophic Divyen Vanniasegaram mittee of campaign group here anymore.” my editorship that I hadn’t effects of global warming. • the Labour Party in Scientists for Labour, and Science and education MUSIC 30-31 Comment Editors last week's elections. really expected was how It’s shameful that, while Alan Perfect is a grassroots campaigner are also high on Lari’s list. FILM 32 finding out what’s going we have incredible people Charlie Titmuss in the community. “I have been involved on around College can be at the Grantham and the • wo Imperial in the campaign to save GAMES 33 both exciting and exasper- Centre for Environmental Science Editor graduates have Kensington and Chelsea Rosie Dutt ating – this week’s cover Policy working to try • taken seats on “Sina Lari College from plans to TRAVEL 34-35 story, about the Greening and save our planet, as a Tech Editor London coun- have it shut down and Imperial report perfectly whole we’re hastening its Tom Mrazek Tcils in this month’s local also sits on turned into flats. HANGMAN 36-37 encapsulates this divide. demise. • elections. “I want to promote Arts Editors the executive C&S 38 We first heard about the got a bit delayed, as these However, what’s exas- But while the Greening Indira Mallik Sina Lari and Leo Kensington and Chelsea Greening Imperial initia- big projects often do, but perating is how little has Imperial report is a good JJ Cheng Cassarani – both of whom committee as a ‘science borough’ PUZZLES 39 tive way back in October now the report has finally been done so far. Despite start to fixing some of Adam Gellatly stood as Labour Party in the wake of Brexit. I time, when I was still a been released – hooray! all the research into these issues, it’s not a • candidates – won seats in of campaign helped draft a successful SPORTS 40 fresh-faced baby editor, Here at Felix, we spent sustainability and climate silver bullet. It now needs Books Editors the wards of Golborne and motion this year to set Cassarani on the campaign trail earlier this month // Leo Cassarani JJ Cheng rather than the grizzled our weekend reading and change that academics to go through planning Alice Peberdy Swiss Cottage respective- group up a European Citizens’ husk you have now. I got digesting the full 100 page at Imperial are sending stages; people in the Blue • ly. Advisory Service to help marks the end of a 20 year residents and the issues Labour gained nine seats in touch with one of the beast, so you wouldn’t out across the world, Cube need to approve Music Editors Lari, a recent biology Scientists for those affected by the stretch in which Swiss that worried them. from the Conservatives; organisers, Dan, and we have to. And here’s where when it comes to our own the changes, and all of us Andy Djaba graduate and vice-chair ongoing shambolic Brexit Cottage had no Labour “The best part was Labour now has 35 coun- Felix Office Adrian LaMoury Labour” Beit Quad, Prince Consort met for a coffee to chat the exciting/exasperating practices, we desperately across the campus need to Henry Eshbaugh of the Kensington Labour saga,” he added. councillors. the number of residents cillors in Hammersmith Road about the project. We bit comes in: it’s really need to get our house in pitch in to help. And that’s Party, joins Emma Dent In Swiss Cottage, com- Speaking to the Camden who told us they voted and Fulham compared to London, SW7 2BB • were both super excited exciting that such a project order. 141st in the People where you and I come in. Film Editors Coad and Pat Mason. The Following the Grenfell puting graduate Cassarani New Journal, Cassarani Labour for the first time eleven for the Conserva- Tel: 020 79548072 about the initiative, which is going forward, and that and Planet League Tables. These changes won’t be Mikhail Demtchenko three Labour councillors Tower fire last June, which was elected alongside said: “The residents of because they had seen the tives. Email: [email protected] would take a look at how the team were able to lay An increase in greenhouse made unless we demand Ashley Luckyram took more than 75% of the saw 71 residents dead and fellow Labour candidates Swiss Cottage are sick of difference a grassroots, An analysis before last Mark Aduol felixonline.co.uk Imperial is currently out a series of structured, gas emissions since 2009. them, keeping up pressure vote share. many more forced to leave Nayra Bello O’Shanahan being taken for granted by community-based ap- year’s general election for @feliximperial Michael Purdy working on sustainability, sensible ideas for how to A spike in electricity on the College and holding • “I was very humbled to their homes, housing and and Simon Pearson.