UK universities ‘sleepwalking into environmental disaster’

Yes, an advocacy role,and not just for the Environmental Sciences department. Socio-economists too can play a role. How about promoting,1) Cheaper subsidised public transport fares, 2)Tax rebates, to employer, for permitting 1, 2, 3 days a week homeworking, 3) Negative tax rates on healthier, or locally produced, food, along with higher taxes on beef. 4) Likewise, variable VAT rates, higher for environemntally damaging goods like conservatories, cosmetics, cars, and lower for books, gardening equipment, holidays in your home country. Can / should we try and save the planet through behavioural changes, rather than techno-fixes? Sorry, big business, probably less for you here.

Yes we can all do more 1) Higher taxes on vegan and vegetarian food that is transported long distances and are grown under hectares of plastic or sprayed with herbicides or pesticides to increase yields and so increase profit for conglomerates. 2) Support locally produced and seasonal food particularly highly nutritious grass fed lamb and beef as a government priority 3) Stop universities building on green campuses 3) Insist through taxation that universities heat and service buildings using sustainable fuel and that buildings have natural light and ventilation.

There should also be a focus on reducing air travel - I love an international conference in a great city as much as anyone, but they should be abolished and replaced with video conferencing.