Tag: LSE

LSE granted £2.7m in funding to accelerate carbon reduction targets

Stuart Mitchell

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has received £2.7m in funding under the Public Services Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) launched by Salix on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). This funding is a crucial step forward in LSE’s Sustainability Strategic Plan – accelerating the further decarbonisation of the university’s buildings; in alignment with the ambitious targets set by the UK Government to reduce carbon emissions. LSE commissioned professional services company Turner & Townsend to undertake energy and carbon assessments of key operational buildings…

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New Lab calls for a transformation of the $500 trillion global financial system to achieve climate goals through a just transition

Stuart Mitchell

A transformation of the $500 trillion global financial system is needed to deliver a just transition away from fossil fuels and into clean energy, according to a new report launched recently by the Just Transition Finance Lab. at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The new Lab is being launched at a time of rising concern in many countries about the fairness of climate action. The just transition is designed as the strategy to make the shift to a net zero and resilient economy inclusive for workers, communities…

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LSE launches £50m accelerator for “social unicorns”

Stuart Mitchell

100x Impact Accelerator, a new £50m global initiative dedicated to shaping a new generation of “social unicorns”, launches its first call for applications. Based at LSE, ‘100x’ aims to nurture high-potential social enterprises, enabling them to achieve positive impact on the scale of billions.  100x’s goal is to identify the combinations of expertise, mentoring, and capital that enable impact-driven organisations to think bigger and achieve more.  It emulates the successful business accelerator model from the private sector and aims to show how impact-driven organisations can break the cycle of grant-seeking…

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The Hunger Project UK partners with London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) to target students with experiential food campaign focused on women

Stuart Mitchell

UK-based charity The Hunger Project UK has re-launched their experiential food challenge A Day in Her Food, following growing interest from students. The initiative challenges students to live ‘in the food’ of women and their loved ones, facing chronic hunger in Africa, South Asia, and Latin America.  Food insecurity is increasingly linked with gender inequality, with a report suggesting that of the 828 million people affected by hunger in 2021, two-thirds were women. Despite women being responsible for 90% of preparing and buying food, they are eating last and least. Either as an individual…

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LSE launches ambitious plan to embed environmental sustainability across its operations

Stuart Mitchell

LSE has launched its plan to tackle the climate crisis and announced it will be the first UK university to become carbon neutral, for all the emissions it currently measures. This status will be achieved through ongoing work by the School to reduce its carbon footprint and by offsetting residual emissions through the funding of carbon reduction projects elsewhere. Currently, LSE measures emissions associated with the School’s energy use, water consumption, waste generation and business travel. The leading social science institution has already significantly reduced its carbon footprint through investment…

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