Imperial Climate Action

Our short term aims are shown in the image below. We are a collective of Imperial Staff, Students and Alumni: if you want to join us please do sign up to our mailing list! gmail.us8.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=93… You can also drop us an email on imperial-climate-action@imperial.ac.uk

Find us on Bluesky: imperial-clim-act.bsky.social See you over there?

Are you attending the Festival of Learning and Teaching @imperialcollege today? Opening talk, thoughts: where’s the evidence that engagement with fossil fuel companies creates positive change, as Hugh Brady keeps saying it does? Sign the petition: peopleandplanet.org/petitions/impe…

Why do universities partner with such destructive projects as Drax? To find out exactly why Drax is so damaging, and sign the petition to University of Sheffield, click: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/univ…

BP's decision to cut 💰 in renewables & focus on oil & gas shows why @peopleandplanet's campaign to end fossil fuel recruitment at UK universities is necessary. These oil majors aren't gonna change so we must chip away at their social license to operate. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Register for our welcome social next week, part of sustainability fortnight at @imperialcollege forms.office.com/e/2HG8FFmYdP See you there! Oh, and find us on Bluesky or Instagram. @IC_ESoc @FossilFree_IC

This website was a very useful way for the public to make air pollution relatable to them and as a gateway for people to know more. It is tragic that the @CleanAirFund did not continue to fund this very important resource. @DrGaryFuller @UK_CleanAir

We’re on Bluesky! bsky.app/profile/imperi… Find us there - and keep an eye out for our upcoming social.

Nice bookmark @DivestBirkbeck! @peopleandplanet

@Gunvor And after our protest in 2023, @imperialcareers invited both @Gunvor and @Glencore to the 2024 careers fair. Clearly the Careers Service have not developed their ethics policy. Will these criminals be invited in 2025? If they are, expect the event to be disrupted.

It turns out @Gunvor oil trading is mixed up in corrupt Russian politics wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/0…

The Summer Careers fair at @imperialcollege had oil trader @Gunvor come and try to recruit students. Anyone reading our flyer said “wait, what?!” One said “well f**k them” Many gave us a 👍 Don’t allow oil traders at careers fairs. Nobody wants them. No new oil/gas says @IEA

@imperialcollege thecanary.co/uk/analysis/20… @imperialcollege has so many ties to the fossil fuel industry, which continues to destroy planet. Outrageous that the institution has brass neck to post this. Leadership should engage meaningfully with @IC_ClimateAct if they need pointers. #greenwashing

HUGE NEWS! Over 75% of UK unis are #FossilFree 🥳 🎉  we’re way behind the curve now @imperialcollege with the majority of wins excluding all fossil fuels, not just some - what's the plan for fully aligning our investments with social + climate justice? 👀

HUGE win for migrant + climate justice as @UniofStaffs commits to #DivestBorders AND #FossilFree in UK first!  🥳 🎉  Migrant justice = climate justice. Unis must stand for both! Surely our name should be next on the victory list @imperialcollege ? 👀

‼️Breaking news Scientists occupy the lobby of the Prudential Regulation Authority, responsible for the regulation of around 1,330 banks, building societies, credit unions, insurers & major investment firms The insurance industry must stop propping up fossil fuel investments 🧵/8

Our Fossil Free campaign and network stands with Palestinian liberation ✊ The fights to end extractivism, displacement, and climate breakdown, are intrinsically linked to the liberation of Palestine. Therefore, our campaigns must be informed by one another, and act in solidarity always! We demand divestment from arms. From fossil fuels. From Israeli Apartheid. Stop arms. Stop fossil fuels. Free Palestine. 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸✊

We won the @imperialcollege student union award for Campaign of the Year! But what does that mean? Does it mean change is coming? Does it mean we were effective? Effective action comes from students and staff putting themselves on the line, and management to ACTUALLY ACT.

We are very happy to announce we won the @icunion award for Campaign of the Year!

UCL Female Staff Shave Heads, Pressuring University to Divest from Israel Full Article Below: s2jnews.com/ucl-female-sta…

This is pitch perfect

@mpr_nano And yet, Imperial College makes snail’s pace progress to reduce meat and dairy in their canteens and catering, which is the major cause of AMR. Typical technofix Imperial mentality: don’t bother with the cause of the problem when you can gamble on a technological solution.

GSK will become the first partner of the new Imperial-led Fleming Initiative, which aims to tackle antimicrobial resistance globally. A £45m pledge from GSK was announced at the Royal Society, boosting efforts to tackle the global challenge of AMR.