{"id":14868,"date":"2022-09-27T16:25:16","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T14:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/non-classifiee\/cambridge-university-questions-fossil-fuel-funding-for-research\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:55:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:55:02","slug":"cambridge-university-questions-fossil-fuel-funding-for-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/cambridge-university-questions-fossil-fuel-funding-for-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Cambridge University questions fossil fuel funding for research"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-r1onVKlzo tatsu-section  tatsu-fullscreen tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class=\"tatsu-fullscreen-wrap\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"90px 0px 90px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='90px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-Hyej2NYgzo\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-column-no-bg tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-SJZo3VKxGs\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-Syfi2VYxMi   \" ><style>.tatsu-Syfi2VYxMi .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 85%;text-align: left;}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner \">\n<p><span class=\"swatch-white\">This motion, supported by 84 professors, targets all companies developing new fossil fuel infrastructures, exploring new oil or gas fields, or belonging to an anti-climate lobby:&nbsp;&#8220;while making donations to Cambridge University, fossil fuel companies continue to pay dues, some in excess of $10 million a year, to industry lobby groups such as the American Petroleum Institute, which promote fossil fuel expansion and lobby against climate regulations.&#8221;  &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"swatch-white \">British media outlet The Guardian reports that the university received almost \u00a314 million from oil and gas companies between 2017 and 2021. Along with Imperial College London, it is one of the English universities most supported by the oil industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap   tatsu-Hyms34Ygfs   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"TotalEnergies suscitait une vive pol\u00e9mique il y a quelques mois en voulant implanter un centre de recherche et d\u2019innovation \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9cole Polytechnique. A son tour l\u2019universit\u00e9 de Cambridge remet en question ses liens avec les entreprises des \u00e9nergies fossiles sous la pression de ses \u00e9tudiants et des professeurs. Un vote est pr\u00e9vu en automne pour d\u00e9finir si la rechercher peut continuer \u00e0 b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier des financements issus des secteurs p\u00e9troliers et gaziers. \" style= \"\"  aria-label=\"Novethic (FR)\" data-gdpr-atts={} target=\"_blank\">Novethic (FR)<\/a><style>.tatsu-Hyms34Ygfs .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(255,255,255,1);color: rgba(232,219,208,1) ;border-width: 2px;border-color: rgba(232,219,208,1); }<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-SJZo3VKxGs.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-SJZo3VKxGs.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: none;}.tatsu-SJZo3VKxGs > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SJZo3VKxGs > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SJZo3VKxGs > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SJZo3VKxGs > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-r1onVKlzo.tatsu-section{background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.42);}.tatsu-r1onVKlzo .tatsu-section-background{background-image: url(https:\/\/lameche.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cambridge-Universite\u0301-Financement-Rerche-Industrie-Fossile-Gazie\u0300re.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: top left;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-r1onVKlzo .tatsu-bg-blur{background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: top left;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-r1onVKlzo .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 90px 0px 90px 0px;}.tatsu-r1onVKlzo > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-r1onVKlzo > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-r1onVKlzo .tatsu-section-overlay{background: rgba(0,0,0,0.51);mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-r1onVKlzo .tatsu-fullscreen-wrap{align-items: center;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TotalEnergies caused quite a stir a few months ago when it decided to set up a research and innovation center at the Ecole Polytechnique. Cambridge University is also questioning its links with fossil fuel companies, under pressure from students and professors. A vote is scheduled for the autumn to decide whether research can continue to benefit from financing from the oil and gas sector.  <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/cambridge-university-questions-fossil-fuel-funding-for-research\/\" class=\"exp-read-more exp-read-more-underlined\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14868"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14874,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14868\/revisions\/14874"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}