Building the Foundations
The roots are well and truly bedded now, and the first defined step of the journey to Net Zero. Since the recommendations were laid out in the Working Group White Paper in 2019, the Environment and Climate Emergency (E&CE) team have been working hard to set the scene on achieving the targets outlined in the report, and consolidate them as absolute targets i.e. 30% emissions reduction by 2025, a 60% reduction by 2030 and a net gain status by 2050 at the latest. There’s been huge progress on this, and the fruits of this labour are now very apparent. The timeline for delivery has been established, a dedicated operational carbon management team is in place and mobilisation of E&CE action is being driven by University wide projects and a Low Carbon Commitment (LCC) fund, through Thematic Forums and Climate Action Plans engaging all Colleges and teams as well as individual action through our Green rewards Programme. To drive action into all areas of the University cascades quarterly Carbon Scorecards to monitor progress and report achievements.
From September 2021, we will be moving into step 2, 3 and 4. As the programme is not linear we expect to work on these agendas holistically with an integrated approach
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