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A report on Mandatory Carbon Reporting including methodology, timescales and benefits.
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carbon | reporting | mandatory
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A case study with the Carbon Trust and Salford City College which demonstrates how they embedded carbon management into their organisation and developed a carbon management plan.
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energy | carbon | CMP
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A case study from the Carbon Trust and Sheffield Hallam University demonstrating the development and implementation of a University-wide strategic Carbon Management Plan.
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energy | carbon | CMP
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A case study with the Carbon Trust and Gloucestershire College demonstrating hoe they've been working to reduce its usage of electricity and gas.
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energy | carbon | gas | electricity
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Read more about how the Carbon Trust helped University of Cambridge make huge savings on costs and carbon.
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energy | carbon | costs
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Here is an explanation of The Carbon Trust's independent service to help public bodies understand the benefits of generating 'off-grid' energy.
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energy | carbon | support | public | advice
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A case study of a Change Agent and how they helped achieve the ambitious goals set at Transition UWS.
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energy | carbon | student | community | transition
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CarbonBuzz is a tool that will help you close the gap between calculations and actual building performance.
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energy | carbon | consumption
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A presentation by David Somervell, Sustainability Adviser The University of Edinburgh about Sustainable Estate Development.
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energy | carbon | efficiency | estate | laboratories | labs
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EAUC Member responses about PassivHaus standards
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energy | carbon | construction | building | low
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A case study from Sussex Downs College where an online learning tool was developed (SustainIT) to minimise carbon footprint.
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education | carbon | ESD | ICT | FE | reduction | tool | further | elearning | module | online
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A case study from South Staffordshire College about their project which extended carbon reduction/energy saving activities across all campuses.
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energy | education | carbon | strategy | FE | reduction | further
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A case study from South Thames College about a project that supported the engagement of the College with sustainability organisations within the local community to promote...
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education | carbon | ESD | teaching | sustainable | development | reduction | skills | EFS
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A case study from Redbridge Institute of Adult Education and their project which aimed to achieve a greener future by getting learners and staff fully involved and committed to...
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energy | education | carbon | efficiency | FE | reduction | further | champions | adult
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The carbon report from the EAUC annual conference 2013 from data covering energy, waste, water, travel and accommodation.
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carbon | conference | emissions | footprint | event | EAUCConf13
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A report from NUS and SITA UK aiming to improve our understanding of student attitudes and behaviours to waste and recycling, what motivates them and what barriers they are...
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waste | carbon | recycling | student | campus | NUS | practice | barriers | attitude
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A report which demonstrates the total carbon emissions from the EAUC Annual Conference 2013 including emissions from energy, water, waste, accommodation, and travel.
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energy | waste | carbon | travel | emissions | water | EAUCConf13
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A case study from a Green Gown Award winner about the Carbon Challenge scheme which has achieved significant savings to the university during its two years of operation.
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green gown awards | awards | carbon | reduction | HE | 2011 | winner | Coventry University | coventry
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In April 2012, University of Southampton completed the first ever campus-wide energy audit, with 255 students and staff auditing and switching off all unnecessary office...
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carbon | case study | behaviour change | Operational | Community and Public Engagement | Partnership Engagement | Adult Education | Background Information | Work Based Learning | auditing | igher Education Institution
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Presentations from the EAUC annual conference 2013 on sustainable buildings and reducing carbon in heritage buildings.
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carbon | buildings | BREEAM | renovation | low | heitage
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At the University of Sheffield, an innovative new approach to estate management has unlocked funding for a major £3.8 million investment programme that will deliver direct...
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carbon | engagement | higher education institution | strategic | partnership | government | targets | Operations | investment | energy consumption | effieciency | carbon performance | performance indicators | capital funding
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Dawn White, Environmental Officer, City University London emailed Members asking about advice about the merits of switching off versus leaving on in stand-by mode.
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energy | carbon | ICT | management | power | computer | pc | hibernate
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The nationwide adoption of "carbon reduction commitments" by universities and colleges is exciting! Many are making a real effort to reduce energy consumption in...
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energy | carbon | carbon reduction | case study | resource efficiency and waste | estates operations | strategic | resources | Sustainable ICT | Sustainable Construction and Renovation | carbon footprint
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High Performance Computing (HPC) is the ability to focus significant compute resources quickly and efficiently at a particular, sometimes transient, level. It ranges from...
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carbon | case study | ICT | resource efficiency and waste | Operational | estates operations | Sustainable ICT | it | Sustainable Construction and Renovation | IS
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Software, infrastructure or compute as a service needs a level of availability and fault tolerance usually only found in bespoke telecommunication environments. In most...
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energy | carbon | case study | ICT | resource efficiency and waste | estates operations | strategic | it | Sustainable Construction and Renovation | IS
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With energy procurement managed from central funds the “Electricity Incentivisation Scheme” (EIS) was designed to make University “departments” aware of...
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green gown awards | awards | carbon | 2013 | Cambridge
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Job description for the Carbon Reduction Officer at Coventry University
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carbon | higher education institution | Job Description | Personal Specification | reduce | job
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A paper which aims to assist senior managers deal with initiatives intended to reduce energy usage, carbon emissions, and other environmental impacts in universities and colleges
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energy | carbon | Regulations | HEEPI
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Imperial College London is committed to provide a sustainable and operable estate, despite extensive refurbishment/new build and staff/student growth.
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green gown awards | awards | carbon | 2011 | Imperial College | Imperial
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The Carbon Management Plan commits the College to a target of reducing CO2 by 25% by 2015 & underpins potential financial savings to the institution of £58553 per year by...
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carbon | Hadlow
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Daniel Curtis, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, asked EAUC Educational Members' Network for their assistance about the status of energy information...
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energy | education | carbon | efficiency | buildings | higher
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A presentation which helps you to continue the learning and inspiration from the EAUC Annual Conference 2011 held at the University of York between the 11th - 13th April 2011
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carbon | greener
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The elephant in the room: measuring carbon emissions from procurement, travel, waste & water
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waste | carbon | procurement | travel | water
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In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see how University of Warwick has embedded sustainability to become a great place to work, study and play.
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carbon | spotlight | member | member spotlight | economy | study | Warwick | work
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In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see how the University of Winchester deal with carbon management, energy management, waste and catering in the most sustainable way.
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awards | energy | carbon | spotlight | member | member spotlight | catering | winchester
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A presentation from the EAUC Annual Conference 2012 about some of the projects being funded by HEFCE under the Revolving Green Funds and some good advice on how to plan for...
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carbon | efficiency | reduction | finance | funding | biomass | funds
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A set of presentations which show how institutions (HE and FE) have implemented and maintained their Carbon Management Plans and how to ensure targets are reached.
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energy | carbon | CMP
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A presentation from the 2012 Conference which explores how staff within and between institutions can work together to deliver cost savings, as well as positive environmental and...
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energy | waste | carbon | partnership | savings
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The Carbon Trust CO2 conversion factors which link in with the Defra values.
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energy | carbon | emissions | trust | co2 | conversion | use
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A HEEPI Report on the European Union Emission Trading Scheme, EU Environmental Performance of Buildings Directive and the proposed Carbon Reduction Commitment.
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energy | carbon
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A case study of Queen's University Belfast where a new data centre was installed and then assessed with a optimisation survey.
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carbon | sustainable | ICT
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Links to information about the Greenhouse Gas Protocol which is the most widely used international accounting tool to understand, quantify and manage emissions.
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carbon | climate change
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An office guide to calculate carbon emissions for colleges/ universities. An easier to read interpretation of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol!
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energy | carbon | climate change | emissions
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The EAUC has published this abridged version of our forthcoming Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Insight Guide to inform institutions about the CRC.
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energy | carbon | reporting | eauc | insight guide | CMP
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This publication helps businesses and organisations establish their carbon impact and introduces some of the key issues faced in the calculation of a carbon footprint.
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energy | carbon | footprint
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A presentation given to senior managers at the University of Southampton as part of the Carbon Management Programme run by the Carbon Trust.
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energy | carbon | strategy
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A report from Somerset College which saw them complete a first assessment of a wide range of environmental indicators.
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energy | carbon | college | FE | further education
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This report presents the key issues, evidence and proposal for action so that the UK has credible carbon reporting mechanisms.
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carbon | reporting | reduction
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A report which examines the extent to which departments and executive agencies are meeting targets to make their new buildings and major refurbishments more sustainable.
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carbon | construction | emissions | water | refurbishment | new build
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Office of Government Commerce guides on using the best practice solutions for buying energy considering risk and procurement.
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energy | carbon | procurement | reduction
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Carbon offsetting is recommended at Loughborough University where a donation is given and the money goes to planting trees to offset travel related carbon emissions.
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carbon | biodiversity | travel | emissions | trees | offsetting
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A summary of the CRC text taken from the Chancellor's 2012 Autumn Statement.
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energy | carbon | emissions | reduction
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This case study from the University of Leeds illustrates how to engage staff and students into strategic plans to reduce carbon.
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carbon | engagement | student | staff | reduction | Plan | union
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A case study from the University of East Anglia about their travel plan which has delivered a range of initiatives leading to car use being reduced by 12%.
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carbon | campus | community | travel | Plan | car | traffic
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The Green Consultancy successfully tendered to the University of Oxford for a programme to create a new Five Year Carbon Management Plan
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energy | carbon | management | Oxford | consultancy | audits
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EAUC Member responses about heating policies which includes ots of examples of heating policies at universities and colleges which can be used to help create your own policy.
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energy | carbon | policy | heating
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Here is a project summary of the LGM HEFCE funded project, led by Harper Adams University College to develop Carbon Management Strategies.
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carbon | emissions | HEFCE | greenhouse
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Case study of the University of York cutting carbon in computing initiative
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energy | carbon | ICT | management | computing
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The Suste IT Tool is a simple carbon accounting tool that calculates the amount of energy (kWh), carbon (CO2) and money (£) is spent on ICT related energy use.
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carbon | ICT | suste
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EAUC Member responses with Members’ experience on measurable mandatory tender criteria for building contractors regarding travel to and from university site with respect...
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carbon | travel | emissions | health | tender | measure | site
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A toolkit to provide pathways that will lead us to a clean, safe and energy healthy 2050 developed by the DECC
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energy | carbon | climate change | emissions
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An edited excerpt of the former Wales environment minister's ‘A small country with big sustainability ambitions,’from the ENDS Annual Lecture 2011.
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carbon | environment | 2011 | wales | minister
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EAUC Member responses about the use of electric heaters by staff for supplementary heating.
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energy | carbon | heating | insulation | electric | radiator
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This links to asection of the BREEAM website includes case studies on buildings certified to the BREEAM standard.
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energy | carbon | construction | efficiency | renovation
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A research report to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs by the Stockholm Environment Institute and the University of Sydney.
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carbon | emissions | Sydney | indicator | stockholm
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Different carbon prices between regions are likely to persist for many years - this report presents alternative solutions to the carbon leakage problem.
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carbon | trust | leakage
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Salix has worked with 725 clients across the public sector, including local authorities, central government, schools, universities and colleges and NHS trusts.
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carbon | recycling | reduction | lighting
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Salix has worked with 725 clients across the public sector, including local authorities, central government, schools, universities and colleges and NHS trusts.
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carbon | reduction | lighting
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A Carbon Trust report on how non-domestic buildings can play a leading role in the UK's transition to a low carbon economy.
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carbon | emissions | buildings | low | reductions
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The AUDE Toolkit for a Sustainable Estate consists of tools and guidance. It assists estates professionals make best use of the physical assets of their university.
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carbon | emissions | sustainable estate
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EAUC Member responses about advice on the options for cooling IT server rooms.
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energy | carbon | ICT | reduction | data | cooling | centre
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EAUC Member responses regarding use of meter data to encourage behaviour change by staff and/or students.
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energy | carbon | change | NUS | data | behaviour | meter
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Salix has worked with 725 clients across the public sector, including local authorities, central government, schools, universities and colleges and NHS trusts.
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carbon | emissions | reduction | finance
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This guide introduces two types of carbon footprinting that affect businesses.
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energy | carbon
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This overview covers the main energy saving opportunities in lighting and presents low-cost measures without compromising working conditions.
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energy | carbon | lighting | technology | trust | saving | low
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This document aims to help public bodies access potential sources of energy efficiency and renewable energy finance and to assess the costs, risks and benefits of doing this.
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energy | carbon | efficiency | business | finance | risk | case | renewable | cost
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Examples of carbon reduction strategies, plans and initiatives from a number of universities.
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energy | carbon | strategy | reduction | technology | Plan
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A response from the University and College Union on meeting the low carbon skills challenge
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carbon | skills | consultation | challenge | low | ucu
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A summary from HEFCE for measuring scope 3 carbon emissions
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carbon | emissions | reduction | scope3 | indirect
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This document from HEFCE offers guidance for institutions on producing individual carbon reduction strategies, targets and associated carbon management plans.
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energy | carbon | reduction | CMP
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EAUC Member responses about sustainable food policies and reduced meat catering.
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carbon | food | policy | catering | meat | vegetarian
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The link takes you to more information about the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme on the Carbon Trust's website.
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energy | carbon | efficiency | emissions | reduction
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This resource takes you to a page on the Carbon Trust's website which outlines the support offered to public sector bodies.
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carbon | procurement | emissions | cut
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Salix has worked with 725 clients across the public sector, including local authorities, central government, schools, universities and colleges and NHS trusts.
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carbon | reduction | finance | lighting
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