{"id":16720,"date":"2024-06-06T15:44:09","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T15:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/information\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=16720"},"modified":"2024-07-23T10:15:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T10:15:50","slug":"net-zero","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/information\/knowledge-base\/annual-sustainability-report-2022-23\/net-zero\/","title":{"rendered":"Net Zero"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our Carbon Net Zero Strategy<\/a> was published in 2021, to help minimise escalating climate change, in line with scientific advice. It follows successful delivery of our first 10-year Carbon Strategy target to cut scope 1 and 2 emissions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our target was to reduce emissions by 40% by 2020, against our 2005 baseline, and by 2021 we had exceeded this target with 45% reduction. We were on track to hit this target even before the various effects of the pandemic on energy use in 2020 and 2021. Our Net Zero goals now take us into the next phase of emissions reduction work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Further to the \u00a35m of Salix Finance grant funding we won in recent years, we were awarded an additional \u00a3113K through the Salix Finance Low Carbon Skills Fund which we used to work with consultants from Arup to develop a Heat Decarbonisation Plan for all campus buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Gloucester Campus Developments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As our new City Campus moves towards completion we funded the installation of energy efficiency measures including an Air Source Heat Pump and insulation. We also installed energy efficient window and lightwells that were designed to replicate the building\u2019s art deco heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reporting on net zero performance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A solid policy towards net zero reports on a wider set of activities, against all 3 scopes of direct and indirect carbon emissions. This report shares the headline position overall and the specific progress we have made on those targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The data shows our performance in this second delivery year against our Carbon Net Zero Strategy. It aligns with the formal reporting we do publicly within our annual financial statements, as required by the Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting Protocol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Emissions performance 2022-23<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This graph shows our overall carbon emissions reduction against the baseline year of 2018-2019 and towards our net zero target year of 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n

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