Features and publications

Read features from the Transition to Zero Pollution initiative and beyond on the world leading research going on at Imperial to help us realise our vision of a zero pollution future.

Transition to zero pollution features

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Systems thinking for the transition to zero pollution

This briefing, joint with the Grantham Institute, explains how systems thinking can be used to capture the problems involved in addressing environmental pollution and support decision-makers in finding solutions.

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Tyre wear particles are toxic for us and the environment

This briefing paper discusses the current knowledge on the effects of tyre wear particles on our health and environment, highlights the need for an ambitious research agenda to build further understanding of the impacts on people and nature and develop solutions, and includes recommendations for policymakers.

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Urban ecosystems

Why cities are key ‘battlegrounds’ in the fight against climate change

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Pollution and poverty

Two interlinked challenges and how Imperial aims to address them

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The UK's future energy mix

What will it look like if we're to reach Net Zero?

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Imagine a zero waste society - what's stopping us?

Why it will take a radical system-wide solution to completely eliminate waste

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Transition to zero pollution

Can we ever eliminate pollution in all its forms?

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Electric mobility

Explore how the College's research is helping the world on the journey to an electric future

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Turning convention on its head

Becoming carbon neutral by 2050 will require all parts of society to collaborate, as Imperial researchers are demonstrating

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