Carbon Dioxide is produced when fossil fuel such as gas, oil or diesel burnt in the air to produce energy for heating, electricity generation or transport. Carbon emissions are categorised as: Scope 1 Produced directly by burning fuel on site…
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In our last home energy saving post we highlighted small changes you could make to your daily habits to reduce your energy consumption. In this post we talk about the bigger actions that can lead to long term savings! 1….
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We are now at home all day every day means most of us are spending more time at home than we are used to. No matter if you’re working remotely, watching tv box sets or washing more frequently, the amount of electricity…
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Staff and student can now drive their electric vehicles into Harrow and charge their cars because this September we’ve installed 6 Electric Vehicle (EV) charging points in the Harrow Campus car park. Did You Know? 100% of the energy used…
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Here are 10 energy savings tips when living at home or in halls of residence. Every small action helps our planet and environment. Switching Off Lights One of the simplest things you can do but easily forgotten about! So whenever…
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We’ve rounded up some of our favourite sustainability stories that have popped up during April! Did you know Great Britians broke its coal-free record over Easter with 92 consecutive hours recorded without any domestic coal generation? Although with the nice…
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Earth Hour is the worlds biggest switch off event organised by the WWF. Switch off all your lights (and other electrical equipment) at 8:30pm for one hour this Saturday. Earth Hour gives a powerful voice to people everywhere who want…
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We’ve thrown together some of our favorite moments from Sustainability Week Meat Free Monday On Monday we focused on ways to reduce our carbon footprint. Reducing the amount of meat we eat is the biggest action we can take to…
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The Universities annual sustainability week for 2019 will be starting Monday 4th March, we’ve got workshops, competitions and events to get involved with! Take a look at the timetable below to see what’s going on. If you want to book…
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Are you interested in social and climate justice issues? Are you looking for a volunteering opportunity that will mean something? If so, you should consider joining the University League Audit team at People & Planet. People & Planet is the…
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