Cambridge Zero
Founded | 2019 |
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Website | www |
Cambridge Zero is
Shuckburgh stresses that Cambridge Zero will not work in isolation and that the climate crisis demands a holistic response: "There is a really urgent need for, frankly, an immediate response on a scale that is utterly unprecedented and does require the whole of our economy and the whole of society. It's about all of us contributing in the way we live our lives".[2]
Cambridge Zero was first announced by Cambridge Vice-Chancellor Stephen Toope in his annual address in October 2019.[3]
Cambridge Zero represents the University of Cambridge in the COP26 Universities Network [6] and is a facilitator of COP26's "Visions for a Net Zero Future" initiative.[7]
Criticism
Prior to the launch, student activists at Cambridge accused the university of attempting to greenwash its relationship with oil and gas firms by stealing their group’s name.[8]
References
- ^ "Cambridge Zero". The University of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 2019-11-28. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Newsnight". BBC. Archived from the original on 2019-03-26. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "University's new 'zero-carbon' initiative labelled as 'greenwashing". Varsity. Archived from the original on 2019-11-23. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "The future of aviation electric airplanes will decarbonize the aviation industry". Interesting Engineering. Archived from the original on 2019-12-24. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ "Method behind the model". The Actuary. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Green COVID-19 recovery packages can boost economic growth and tackle climate change, researchers say". Mirage News. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "UK COP26 Presidency to unveil visions of a global net zero future". gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2021-06-18. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Students accuse Cambridge university of 'greenwashing' ties with oil firms". The Guardian newspaper. Archived from the original on 2019-11-23. Retrieved 2 January 2020.