Impact and innovation

To realise our vision of a zero pollution future we will work with key stakeholders to make sure that our research is rapidly translated into effective policy and solutions for industry and benefits across society.

On our impact and innovation pages you can find out more about the work we are doing to engage with policy makers, industry, and the public, and the entrepreneurial activities of our staff and students to tackle pollution and build a more sustainable society. Scroll down to follow the links to our industry and entrepreneurship and policy engagement pages.

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Imperial's carbon capture pilot plant

Industry and entrepreneurship

The Transition to Zero Pollution initiative recognises that to have widespread impact on society research must be paired with entrepreneurship and industry. Find out more on our industry and entrepreneurship pages.
Professor Nigel Brandon welcomes Business Secretary Alok Sharma MP

Policy engagement

The Transition to Zero Pollution initiative works with The Forum, Imperial’s policy engagement programme, to engage with policymakers and other key stakeholders to make sure our research has impact. You can find out more about our activities on our policy engagement pages.

In the media

Imperial researchers Professor Mary Ryan (College Champion for Transition to Zero Pollution), Professor Guy Woodward and Dr Leon Barron were interviewed for a New Scientist front cover article on 'Why chemical pollution is turning into a third great planetary crisis'.

Dr Gary Fuller writes the Pollutionwatch column for the Guardian newspaper, read his article from August 2021 on why a focus on limits can lead to undesired outcomes for  tackling air pollution.