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 maximize the outcomes of unavoidable trips
- 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
- The plan calls for the University’s four Colleges to make efforts to implement sustainable travel plans, to help staff make their own decisions about reducing their personal carbon footprints, and to make bi-annual reports on their progress to ensure targets are met
- The University has set out four actions to guide staff when making…