Sustainability Spotlight, Mar 2021 - UofG Sustainable Business Travel Guidance
The University of Glasgow has announced, this month, our new Guidance for Sustainable Business Travel for Staff and Postgraduate Students.
This guidance lays out recommendations and actions to reduce carbon emissions from the University's business travel. It supports our Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan, Glasgow Green, which sets a target of 2030 for carbon neutrality.
"Before the COVID-19 pandemic, business travel accounted for 22% of the University’s annual carbon footprint – around 13,194 ton carbon dioxide equivalents, or tCO2e. Most of the travel-related emissions were created by international and domestic flights.
"Now, the University is aiming to shrink that total footprint to 5,597 tCO2e by 2030 by helping staff and postgraduate researchers make more sustainable travel choices over the next decade.
"University staff will be encouraged to avoid travel wherever possible, to choose public ground transport over flying, to consider their transport options during funding applications, and to maximise the outcomes of unavoidable trips."
To this end, the guidance includes a Sustainable Travel Decision Aid and practical examples to support the UofG community in planning for their transport needs.
For more information see the full news item on the publication of this Guidance.