It is incumbent on all members of Warwick’s community to take responsibility for reducing carbon emissions and to consider ways of enhancing our future performance in a carbon-constrained world.
Professor Nigel Thrift, Vice Chancellor - March 2011
Since its pioneering involvement in the Higher Education Carbon Management Programme, the University of Warwick has sought to integrate low carbon considerations into its operational activities.
In 2010, the University committed to a significant reduction in carbon emissions by 2020 - 34% reduction against 1990 levels.
A 2020 Carbon Management Implementation Plan
has been drafted to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon emissions by 60% (against 2005-06 levels) by 2020. The carbon baseline and implementation plan have been verified by consultants working on behalf of the Carbon Trust.
CIF2 Metrics - March 2011
The University has committed to a Carbon Reduction Target (against 2005-06 levels) of 60%.
| |
Tonnes of CO2 |
Staff and student FTE |
kgCO2 per staff and student FTE |
Total income |
kgCO2 per £ of income |
| 1990 (academic year 1990-91) baseline |
circa 29,677 |
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| 2005 (academic year 2005-06) baseline |
47,288 |
20,979 |
2,254 |
£310,601,000 |
0.156 |
| 2008 (academic year 2008-09) |
46,660 |
21,920 |
2,129 |
£375,656,000 |
0.124 |
| 2009 (academic year 2009-10) |
46,473 |
22,882 |
2,031 |
£408,480,000 |
0.114 |
| 2010 (academic year 2010-11) |
48,998 |
23,275 |
2,105 |
£419,100,000 |
0.117 |
| 2011 (academic year 2011-12) |
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2020 Carbon Management Implementation Plan
The 2020 Carbon Management Implementation Plan 
has been formulated in conjunction with consultants working on behalf of the Carbon Trust. The report was approved by Council on 23rd March 2011 and is available for download here. A launch event to coincide with Climate Week 2011 was attended by a variety of members of the University community. The launch presentation is available to view here.
Quarterly review of performance against the requirements of the implementation plan will be undertaken by the Carbon Challenge Group. This group will contain academics, non academics, students and other stakeholders and is tasked with monitoring results and assigning high level tasks & milestones. Annual reviews of performance will be published and will be made publicly available.
In March 2012, an Addendum to the 2020 Carbon Management Implementation Plan covering Indirect (Scope 3) Carbon Emissions was published. The launch of this report coincided with Climate Week 2012. The report covers indirect emissions associated with business travel, staff and student commuting, international student travel, waste and water. As other carbon accounting methodologies become more mature (for example those associated with procurement), other indirect carbon emissions will be incorporated into the plan.
