Our mission is to deliver excellence in education, research and the wider student experience. But we also want to make sure we do that in the most sustainable way possible - especially as we’re custodians of our campus, much of our city, and our local area.
We take our duties seriously, which is why we’re clear about what we’re aiming for when it comes to sustainability.
Right now, we have 3 main aims:
We want to make sure that sustainability is at the heart of everything we do, so that our people and our students understand the role that we can all play.
We want to reduce our Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) to achieve Net Zero by 2035, and to play our part in meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement.
We want to continue reducing our Scope 3 emissions, with a longer term objective of achieving Absolute Zero emissions by 2050.
As well as reducing our greenhouse gas emissions, our sustainability ambitions also include:
And we’ll also keep doing what we do best: supporting world-class and world-changing research that directly addresses issues of environmental sustainability.
Read more about the work we’re doing around energy and sustainability.
To facilitate elements of the University's Integrated Sustainable Travel Plan and assist members of staff, students and official visitors who use Electric Vehicles (EV) several EV charge posts are installed across the Durham University Estate, which can currently be used free of charge. Specifications of the posts and locations of the posts are available on the Greenspace Travel website.
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