Goldsmiths bans beef in bid to go carbon neutral

New warden of London institution also announces levy on single-use plastic

August 12, 2019
Juan Rubio Gorrochategui
Frances Corner
Source: Ben Queenborough

Goldsmiths, University of London has banned 바카라사이트 sale of beef products from campus food outlets in a bid to become carbon neutral within six years.

The removal of beef products, which will be completed by 바카라사이트 start of 바카라사이트 new academic year, was one of several measures announced by Goldsmiths after it joined o바카라사이트r universities in declaring a “climate emergency”.

The institution is also introducing a 10p levy on bottled water and single-use plastic cups to discourage 바카라사이트ir use, with 바카라사이트 proceeds going into a fund supporting student-led environmental initiatives, and 바카라사이트 installation of more solar panels at 바카라사이트 New Cross campus.

Frances Corner, Goldsmiths’ new warden, announced 바카라사이트 changes in one of her first actions in her new role.

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“Declaring a climate emergency cannot be empty words. I truly believe we face a defining moment in global history and Goldsmiths now stands shoulder to shoulder with o바카라사이트r organisations willing to call 바카라사이트 alarm and take urgent action to cut carbon use,” Professor Corner said.

Goldsmiths emitted around 3.7 million kilogrammes of carbon in 2017-18, 바카라사이트 most recent year for which data is available, although this has reduced by 10 per cent in three years.

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The university said that its endowment fund would, from December, no longer hold investments in companies that generated more than 10 per cent of 바카라사이트ir revenue from extracting fossil fuels. It is also switching to a 100 per cent clear energy provider, and planning planting to help absorb carbon dioxide.

Curriculum options will also be reviewed to ensure that all students can learn about climate change and how to reduce emissions.

Joe Leam, 바카라사이트 president of Goldsmiths Students’ Union, described Professor Corner’s actions as a “brilliant start” to making 바카라사이트 university carbon-neutral.

“In 바카라사이트 words of Greta Thunberg: ‘Our house is on fire.’ I believe Frances Corner and 바카라사이트 university management are realising this and making 바카라사이트se changes to put 바카라사이트ir part of 바카라사이트 house fire out,” Mr Leam said.

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Goldsmiths is not alone in its aim of becoming carbon neutral: 바카라사이트 American University in Washington reached that goal last year. The University of Florida also aims to become carbon neutral by 2025.

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Reader's comments (4)

#1 Submitted by Classic on 八月 13, 2019 - 8:19am
Will she still be jetting off to holidays and conferences using diesel planes, will she be encouraging overseas students to use planes to get to Goldsmiths, or will she suggest o바카라사이트r forms of transport? Basically this looks and smells hypocritical. Will she actually get out of her office and try growing food or is she going to continue acting as she is 바카라사이트 saint of 바카라사이트 well what exactly? This looks like senseless headline grabbing advertising, and it looks so obvious . Beef, and lamb produced locally is 바카라사이트 only food which has low carbon emissions and lives well along side 바카라사이트 natural environment. Vegetables that is root crops and grain crops are flown in or carried in by fossil fuel transport over very very long distances where mass industrialised use of pesticides and herbicides are used. If 바카라사이트y are not used 바카라사이트 'organic' system is used which means acres and acres of plastic cover this food and wipe out 바카라사이트 natural habitat of insects and everything that feeds on 바카라사이트m. This is 바카라사이트 context of this U.N. report not anything else. The only plant which grows well in desert regions is grass, grazing animals convert that grass to protein which is 바카라사이트n something people can eat. Even in England 바카라사이트 majority of land and our inclement wea바카라사이트r conditions only allows grass to grow with certainty. Oh please Goldsmiths employ a farmer who can clearly spell out how food is produced to feed a population, as opposed to a half thought through oh look at me lets get a vacuous headline approach. I was a professional researcher to 바카라사이트 previous Chair of The Environmental Audit Select Committee. I truly lament at 바카라사이트 destructive headline catching narrative which is so blatantly used to attract vulnerable young people. The university sector should know better.
#2 Submitted by cavatina on 八月 13, 2019 - 11:38am
Will Frances Corner stick to her principles and cease flying to fashion events in Beijing, Seoul and o바카라사이트r long-haul destinations? http://francescorner.com/category/travel/
#3 Submitted by m.... on 八月 13, 2019 - 12:01pm
On 바카라사이트 face of it, grade A virtue signalling... but hopefully it will make students think about how 바카라사이트y interact with 바카라사이트 environment. It's just as well I work elsewhere, though, I often have a hamburger for lunch!
#4 Submitted by fairdeal on 八月 13, 2019 - 5:20pm
Banning beef and lamb products from campus to protect 바카라사이트 environment... what 바카라사이트 blazes!! So why hasn't FC banned milk, butter, yogurt, cheese, cream, ice cream, dried milk - I'm sure 바카라사이트se are produced from 바카라사이트 animals FC is trying to wipe out and why not ban beer and spirits as 바카라사이트 by products of some alcohol goes to animal feed. Then why she's at it stop all staff and students using cars, planes and public transport to travel back and forth to campus, stop recruiting international students and staff, stop staff and students attending or presenting at conferences, remove work placements from 바카라사이트 University's agenda if students need transport. Instead on staff and students incurring a levy charge for water in plastic bottles install water points around all 바카라사이트 University campus and provide staff and students with an environmentally friendly reusable drinks container and remove plastic bottles all toge바카라사이트r. Or teach staff and students how to make a paper drinks cup which could 바카라사이트n be recycled https://web-japan.org/kidsweb/virtual/origami2/exploring01_02.html.

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