University of Birmingham - Decarbonisation and Sustainabili…

Sustainability

Sustainability is one of the six pillars of our strategic framework and is woven into the others. This includes our commitment to achieve net zero carbon by 2035 for scope 1 and 2 emissions and overall, by 2045. Sustainability is at the heart of our activities and a core value of the Estates Offices. The Estates Office has a pivotal role in decarbonisation, especially the transition of a campus designed for high temperature, high carbon energy sources to one that meets our 2035 requirements. We also need to ensure that sustainability is engrained into our operations and ways of thinking, including the use of materials, emissions to air, land and water and fiscal management. The Utilities Section supports the office in the efficient and intelligent operation of buildings, generation plant, energy / carbon costs and consumption, the provision of strategic direction related to environmental and sustainability and the development of a smart campus together with associated regulatory compliance.

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