Next steps

For 2021-22 we will be focusing on building the ability to act towards the climate and ecological crisis across the university community. Below are our seven priorities for the next academic year:

Our campus

1.We will continue progress towards our net zero goal through our capital development plans, increasing the amount of our energy we generate from renewable and low carbon sources across both electricity and heat.

Projects planned for 2021-22 include two new solar PV arrays for Jurassic House and Poole House. 2.We will also reduce the amount of energy use by up to 5% by replacing three existing high voltage transformers at

Talbot Campus and invest in studies to progress our heat decarbonisation work for Talbot Campus and Chapel Gate sports campus. 3.To help us understand and enhance the opportunities for nature we will complete a comprehensive ecological survey to understand how we can enhance biodiversity of campus.

Our people

4.We will create more student opportunities, including a

Climate Action Student Team, comprised of voluntary positions which will allow passionate students to get involved and lead projects across important areas such as food, travel and waste. We are excited to see the events and projects our students choose to deliver and the positive impact these roles will have on their career prospects, fellow students and the university’s net zero achievement. 5.For education we will complete a university-wide mapping of course alignment with the climate and ecological crisis and UN SDGs to help us set a benchmark for progress. 6.We are keen to avoid returning to pre-pandemic levels of business travel and will be making changes to our business travel policy and supporting staff to make sustainable travel choices. 7. We know that what we buy has a big carbon impact and we will be investigating ways to measure the actions that our suppliers are taking to reduce their own emissions and environmental impact.

Our impact

As our plans for achieving net zero become more developed and embedded we are proud to continue engaging as widely as possible to address the climate and ecological crisis. We encourage everyone to think about how their choices in work and at home can reduce your impact and look forward to working with you over the coming years to make big changes to mitigate and reduce the impacts of the climate and ecological crisis