Is recycling a scam? (Part one)
The UK government claims that 44.4% of household waste was recycled in 2020 but is that true? A deeper look at the recyling system reveals that all is not as…
Environment
Climate anxiety: prime motivator for climate action?
Climate anxiety: the ongoing mental health crisis caused by climate change. How do we experience climate anxiety and how can it be channelled into activism?
When did we discover global warming?
The simple global warming narrative of discovery and international action fails to account for the crucial role played by major oil companies which hid vital knowledge from the public and…
Is ESG investing a scam?
In this article, Madison Towndrow explains why ESG investing is in need of a serious rethink.
The SU votes to support Fossil Free Careers: ECO DU’s new campaign
Fossil Free Careers: ECO DU celebrates first victory in their new campaign targeting the careers department's promotion of fossil fuel jobs.
COP 27: Hope and controversy
The twenty-seventh United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly known as COP 27, begins this Sunday. However, a growing number of controversies and a history of limited success raises an…
Just Stop Oil: how civil is disobedience?
Just Stop Civil Disobedience? After nearly a month of action in London and elsewhere, the real impact of Just Stop Oil's climate crisis-fuelled civil disobedience remains to be seen.
A brief history of house plants
From luxurious ferns to prickly cacti, it seems like a house isn’t a home without a house plant. But where did all of these indoor plants come from?
Visible mending: making slow fashion cool
An introduction to the practice of visible mending which challenges fast fashion in a unique way.
Student sustainability: Sustain Meals
Lia talks to Charlie from Sustain Meals about their eco-friendly meal boxes, what sustainability really means, and how entrepreneurialism can help address the climate crisis.