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Imperial community celebrates Sustainability Week

by Murray MacKay

This year's Sustainability Week will be packed with panel discussions, talks and interactive events on sustainability at Imperial and beyond.

Organised by Sustainable Imperial and the Imperial College Union, the Week will be celebrated from 21 - 25 March 2022.

The College will be celebrating the Imperial research that is helping it transition to a zero-pollution society and looking at the action it's taking on its own campuses to make Imperial’s operations Net Zero by 2040.

Each day will have its own theme, with a corresponding screening of The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet documentaries. The Union also has a variety of events planned by the ICU Ethics & Environment network, the Environmental Society, and other CSPs that will be happening throughout the week.  

The Imperial community can find out more online, as well as on the Imperial College Union and clubs and societies channels.

Professor Ian Walmsley, Provost of Imperial College London, said: "I’m very pleased that Imperial is helping to build a more sustainable society. From research that is aiding the world to transition to zero pollution, to the actions we’re taking on our campuses, there is much to celebrate and look forward to."

Events

Monday 21 March - Climate
12:00 - 13:00 Sustainability at Imperial: An update and what's next?
17:00 - 18:00 Safe and Sustainable Lithium-ion Batteries
18:30 - 19:30 Screening of 'Fix Our Climate' The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet documentary
08:00 - 15:00 Student Switch-Off campaign across Halls of Residence

Tuesday 22 March - Oceans
10:00 - 16:30 Reviving UK Waterways
17:30 - 18:30 Meet the Imperial Student Groups Tackling Climate Change
18:30 - 19:30 Screening of 'Revive Our Oceans' The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet documentary

Wednesday 23 March - Air
12:00 - 13:00 Solving issues around air pollution: At Imperial and Beyond
18:30 - 19:30 Screening of 'Clean Our Air' The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet documentary

Thursday 24 March - Waste
08:30 - 15:00 Imperial Clothes Swap
11:00 - 12:00 Repair & Upcycling Workshop
18:30 - 19:30 Screening of 'Build a Waste-Free World' The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet documentary

Friday 25 March - Biodiversity
12:00 - 13:00 “Metamazonia” – radical innovation to save the planet
13:00 - 17:00 Discovering Imperial’s Secret Garden
16:00 - 17:00 Preserving Nature while Protecting the Climate: Aligning twin crises action
18:30 - 19:30 Screening of ' Protect & Restore Nature' The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet documentary