The latest University Carbon Progress Report by sustainability consultancy﻿, Brite Green, found that carbon emissions from ﻿﻿the higher education sector in England rose by 14,500 tonnes YoY. The Higher Education Funding Council for England pledged to reduce carbon emissions by 12% by 2020, as part of a pledge to the Climate Change Act 2008. However, only three out of 127 English universities are projected to meet their carbon reduction targets, whilst 28 universities are expected to exceed their targets. By 2020, it is estimated that English universities will only achieve a 43% reduction in carbon emissions.
The latest University Carbon Progress Report by sustainability consultancy﻿, Brite Green, found that carbon emissions from ﻿﻿the higher education sector in England rose by 14,500 tonnes YoY. The Higher Education Funding Council for England pledged to reduce carbon emissions by 43% by 2020, as part of a pledge to the Climate Change Act 2008. However, only three out of 127 English universities are projected to meet their carbon reduction targets, whilst 28 universities are expected to exceed their targets. By 2020, it is estimated that English universities will only achieve a 12% reduction in carbon emissions.