We are increasingly recognised as being leaders in environmental sustainability through both our inter-disciplinary research programmes focused on green issues and sustainability and because we ‘practise what we preach’ on and around our campuses, evidenced through our Creative Energy Homes initiatives and our own estate planning and development.
The Campaign will advance innovative solutions to establish sustainable and secure energy supplies at affordable prices and to develop state of the art technologies to mitigate global warming.
The University’s own commitment to a ‘greener’ future is for a 20% absolute reduction in CO2 emissions from a 2009/10 level to be achieved by 2015, equating to a 13% absolute reduction from our 2005/06 baseline.
Simultaneously, harnessing the University’s unique international strengths in developing sustainable agricultural systems to produce more food from the same amount of land with less fertilisers, water and energy will also be critical to meet the demands of a significantly growing global population.
Our world-class expertise in brewing science, bio-energy and in developing climate resilient crops will be key features of the Campaign.
Tags: brewing science, CO2 emissions, Creative Energy Homes, Crops for the future, Impact: The Nottingham campaign
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