Carbon Reduction

The vision for this plan is that the University is seen by individuals and organisations in the community as a leader in improving the environmental sustainability of the region. The University is a major collaborator on regional sustainability projects.

The University has created a Carbon Reduction Plan for Scope 3.  The Plan sets out three main difficulties associated with Scope 3.  These are measurement, scale and the underlying nature of the University’s business.  The plan sets out the actions which the University will take in order to reduce Scope 3 emissions.

This plan is lead by:

• Sally McGill, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Exec and Exec Lead for Sustainability

• Dr Laura Rhodes, Sustainability Engineer

UN SDGs

Targets and progress

Target

Reduction of Scope 3 emissions to net-zero by 2050

This is a Strategic Priority for the University within the Strategic Plan 2022-27 published in 2022

Progress

Progress status: RED

In 2021/22, the total known scope 3 emissions were ~32,000 tCO2e, compared to just over 4,000 tCO2e for scopes 1 and 2.  This figure does not include the emissions associated with cash investments and pension investments.

Operational priorities for 2023/24

When the 2022/23 emissions have been confirmed, targets will be set for future years.