Carbon Management Plan
This Carbon Management Plan covering the
period 2010-16 has been written to meet Canterbury Christ Church
University’s commitment through its Environmental &
Sustainability Policy to reduce its use of natural resources and
thereby its carbon footprint. There are compelling social &
environmental reasons for the University to follow through the
actions described in this plan which are in line with its core
values.
Christ Church has made the promotion of a
sustainable future one of the five overarching goal for its
2011-15 strategic plan published in Sept 2011. National targets
have been set for carbon reduction through the 2008 Climate
Change Act and the University is in support of the drive of the
higher education sector to lead in meeting these targets. Many
of the opportunities for carbon savings identified in this plan
deliver significant revenue cost reductions and have good
payback periods.
Annual Report 2010/11
The University has undertaken to report
annually on the delivery of the Carbon Management Plan.
Actions taken in the first year of delivery of the
University’s Carbon Management Plan have reduced Scope 1 & 2
emissions from electricity, gas and university vehicles by 6%.
As well as the reductions in these emissions by 550 tonnes of
CO2 it also meant that utility bills came in £116K under the
budget and puts Christ Church right on the line for its targeted
35% reduction by 2016. Given that there were upward pressures
from a number of other actions increasing consumption the
results are even more pleasing. The reductions came about
through the physical changes made, through optimisation of
controls and through the personal engagement of staff and
students in switching off after use. An overall breakdown of the
contributions from these actions is shown in the table below.
You can find out more about these reductions and the
actions being taken on other emissions sources in the 2010-11
Carbon Management Programme annual report
here
A case study covering the specific actions taken at North Holmes Campus and University Centre Folkestone is can be read here.
Baseline Year 2009/10
Emissions from gas, electricity &
university owned vehicles were 9,407 tCO2e (tonnes of
Carbon Dioxide equivalent) for 2009/10. These emissions are
known as Scope 1 & 2 emissions
Emissions from water use, waste
disposal & business mileage in private cars totalled 848 tC02e
in 2009/10. Data to define emissions from other business travel
and staff & student commuting is not currently fully available.
These types of emissions are known as Scope 3 emissions
Targets
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The CCCU Carbon Management Plan targets a reduction in Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 35% by July 2016 against a 2009/10 academic year baseline.
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CCCU is targeting a reduction in Scope 1& 2 emissions of 57% by 2020 against a baseline of the 2009/10 academic year.
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The University has set an aspirational target of a 20% reduction in Scope 3 emissions by 2020 against a 2011/12 baseline. A firm target will be confirmed by the Senior Management team when the baseline is fully established.
More detail on the carbon reduction targets and the relationship to the national and sector targets is shown on the targets page.
More information
To get an overview of the CCCU Carbon Management Plan click here
To read the full version of the CCCU Carbon Management Plan click here
