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Universities and colleges are key institutions in the drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Engineering Policy Advisor, Matt Rooney, delves into what the sector has been doing.Last year, IMechE published a report on local energy, with one of the key recommendations being that university campuses increasingly be used as test-beds for innovative low carbon energy technologies. Since then, momentum seems to be growing in the higher education sector to take concrete steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.Spurred on in part by their students, 91% of whom say sustainability should be a priority, universities have set themselves ambitious decarbonisation targets, but many have fallen short, at least so far. In October, the Westminster Higher Education Forum brought together (virtually) leading academics, politicians, and other interested parties to discuss ‘UK higher education and net-zero - the curriculum, collaboration, and sustainable estates and practices’.
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The Push for Net-zero in Higher Education Institutions
Universities and colleges are key institutions in the drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Engineering Policy Advisor, Matt Rooney, delves into what the sector has been doing.Last year, IMechE published a report on local energy, with one of the key recommendations being that university campuses increasingly be used as test-beds for innovative low carbon energy technologies. Since then, momentum seems to be growing in the higher education sector to take concrete steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.Spurred on in part by their students, 91% of whom say sustainability should be a priority, universities have set themselves ambitious decarbonisation targets, but many have fallen short, at least so far. In October, the Westminster Higher Education Forum brought together (virtually) leading academics, politicians, and other interested parties to discuss ‘UK higher education and net-zero - the curriculum, collaboration, and sustainable estates and practices’.
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