Amy Mann

Aug 1, 2024 | medrxiv.org | Amy Mann |Daniel Martins |Jennifer Kalitsi |Khushali Jani

The authors have declared no competing interest. RRK is supported by MRC grant [MR/V038060/1]. For the purpose of open access, the author has applied a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising. YP and RRK are supported by an unrestricted research grant from Merck Serono Ltd. I confirm all relevant ethical guidelines have been followed, and any necessary IRB and/or ethics committee approvals have been obtained.

Jul 18, 2023 | nationalobserver.com | Amy Mann

The other option when an institution like the University of Toronto says it will achieve “net-zero” is to outsource the emission cuts to some other country or community. Given that most of the countries in the Global North have some form of net-zero commitment, it seems clear who we are outsourcing to. The most common way to outsource emissions is by buying carbon offsets.

Mar 3, 2023 | nationalobserver.com | Amy Mann

Faculty and student activists at other major universities like Harvard, Columbia, and Cambridge have also conducted research into their universities’ ties to the fossil fuel industry. Their findings have been stark, showing huge financial ties between institutions and the biggest polluters. Recently, the Doer School of Sustainability at Stanford has been under scrutiny for announcing it is open to receiving fossil fuel funding.