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Carbon Management Plan

May 2019

Recognising our achievements, establishing our relative target and outlining our way forward to 2021.

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Introduction

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Carbon Commitments

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Leadership & Governance

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Carbon Scorecard

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Resourcing & Reporting

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Beyond 2021

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Strategic Themes

ntu.ac.uk/sustainability

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Introduction

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) has come a long way since 2012. Since the release of NTU’s Carbon Elephant plan in 2012, we have grown in every measure. We have attracted 3,000 more students, been named Times Higher University of the Year in 2017, and we have increased both the size and quality of our estate.

During a decade of growth, we have also shrunk our carbon footprint. Under the Carbon Elephant Plan, we have reduced our carbon emissions by 30.9% against a 2005 baseline. When viewed in the light of our growth as a university, we have achieved a 46.4% reduction per FTE staff and student compared to 2005. Our most ambitious carbon projects have seen us open six EPC A rated buildings, upgrade the majority of equipment across our campuses for energy efficient alternatives, and install significant renewable energy generation capacity on every campus. Our carbon efforts form part of our sector leading sustainability performance. In 2012, we became the first UK university to achieve the EcoCampus Platinum mark. We were also the first to achieve ISO14001, the international gold standard for environmental management. We have consistently ranked among the top five global universities for sustainability in the UI Green Metric.

We will move forward to carry out more world-leading teaching & research. As our university continues to grow, we will increase our focus on conducting world-leading research that will change people’s lives for the better. As part of this work, we are creating six new buildings. Researchers representing NTU’s Sustainable Futures research theme will work in each of these new facilities, helping to answer big societal questions, including those about our low carbon futures. Our carbon challenge is to ensure that we find ways to deliver more world changing research than ever, helping to drive our collective low carbon future, all the while ensuring that the carbon emissions associated with this important work continue to reduce.

This plan covers the period 2019-2021. During this period we will continue to deliver against our revised 2021 target. We will continue our focus on sustainable construction and modernising our estate. We will introduce a new focus on creating a culture of energy efficiency among our staff and student community, making savings during this Carbon Plan and laying the foundations for an ambitious new approach to reducing carbon at NTU beyond 2021.

2019-2021 target: 29% carbon reduction Scope 1 & 2 annual emissions against a 2005/6 baseline, measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per full-time equivalent student and staff numbers (tCO2e/FTE)

The Pavilion Building, Clifton Campus. NTU’s first carbon negative building, utilising solar gain, thermal mass and solar panels as part of achieving BREEAM Excellent and EPC A+.

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All UK Higher Education Institutions

29th lowest carbon/FTE of 145 UK

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Key Performance Indicator Carbon emissions relative to student and staff numbers: 46.4% reduction, 340 kgCO2e/FTE Scope 1 & 2 carbon emissions, against a 2005/6 baseline, relative to full time equivalent student and staff.

Sector Comparison The below graph shows the ranking of all UK Higher Education Students, measured by carbon emissions per person. NTU ranks 29th of 145 providers on this measure (HESA statistics, 2016/17).

Carbon Project Highlights 2012-2018

What next? Carbon Strategic Themes 2019-2021

46% Reduction in relative carbon emissions since 2005/6

31% Reduction in absolute carbon emissions since 2005/6

6 New buildings achieving BREEAM Excellent and EPC A

3 Refurbishment projects achieving BREEAM Very Good

£2,325,289

Spent on Salix funded energy saving projects

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NTU buildings powered by energy from waste network

400kW Solar PV generation capacity across all three campuses

£570,457

Spent on Salix funded energy efficient lighting projects

1241 tonnes CO2e Saved by Combined Heat & Power units

640 kgper person 620 kg

390 kg352 kg

2005/6 2012/13 2016/17 2020/21

29% target: 454 kgCO2e/FTE

Figure 1: Carbon footprint per FTE (KgCO2e / Full time equivalent staff/student)

Culture & Communication

A university wide carbon campaign. Departmental energy engagement projects. Carbon relevant research. Raising awareness through the curriculum. Rewarding energy efficient behaviours.

Development & Construction

New buildings will achieve EPC A and BREEAM Excellent. Refurbishments will achieve BREEAM Very Good and DEC+1. ‘Performance Gap’ management.

Efficient Estate Mechanical & Electrical upgrades. BMS Optimisation. Ultra-low emissions fleet. Equipment auto- shutdown. Promoting efficient space utilisation Procuring efficient equipment.

Figure 2: All UK HE ranked by carbon footprint per student (KgCO2e / Full time equivalent student)

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NTU’s Carbon Commitments

A 29% relative carbon reduction by the end of 2021 against a 2005/6 baseline. Measured in ‘Tonnes of carbon dioxide equivolent’ or tCO2e per full-time student and staff member.

Expressing this target as a 454 kg carbon budget per person will help to build a culture of personal accountability for energy saving across the University.

The target scope encompasses all greenhouse gasses emitted by the University during activities on our campuses (scope 1) and the greenhouses gasses created by the use of resources required for these activities (scope 2, e.g. generating electricity).

1,500 tonne carbon savings through carbon management projects during 2019-2021. This target measures the outcomes of carbon saving (or abatement) at the University. As this goal will not be influenced by external factors such as University growth, it facilitates the creation of a fixed Carbon Action Plan, empowering university departments to measure the savings created by our carbon reduction work.

Absolute carbon performance since 2005/6 In order to align our carbon management with the successful growth of the University, the above relative targets were adopted in 2016/17.

Despite the growth of the University state and number of students, our absolute carbon reduction ranks in the top third of the sector (44th of 145 providers, HESA 2017/18 statistics).

We will continue to monitor our absolute carbon performance and use it to inform future carbon strategy.

Figure 4: NTU Carbon savings (tCO2e) during the 2012-2021 Carbon Elephant plan

1,500 tonnes

Figure 3: Carbon footprint per student (KgCO2e / Full time equivalent staff/student)

6,794 tonnes Total carbon savings 2012-2021 (tCO2e)

5194 tonnes

2019-2021 target saving

Figure 5: NTU Absolute Scope1 & 2 carbon emissions 2005/6-2020/21 (tCO2e)

640 kg 620 kg

352 kg

2005/6 2012/13 2020/21

2005-2006 2008-2009 2011-2012 2014-2015 2017-2018 2020-2021

12,264 tCO2e

14,819 tCO2e

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Policy & Governance

Effective Environmental and Energy Management Systems require the support of the whole University. Our University Executive Team has committed to embed our sustainability principles across NTU, establishing a governance structure, strategic vision, and supporting carbon reduction aspirations through a framework of relevant policy.

Vision The University’s Strategic Plan, Creating the University of the Future, includes the clear vision that “We will continue to be recognised as a leading exemplar of an environmentally responsible and sustainable organisation”. This commitment to organisational sustainability is the foundation upon which carbon management is built and implemented at NTU.

Drivers Reputational. NTU’s commitments and actions towards becoming a sustainable institution continue to drive external accolades and league table performance. Legislative. NTU must continue to act in compliance with all environmental legislation, as per the Legal Register maintained within the ISO14001 Environmental Management System. Our Carbon management work is aligned to the Climate Change Act (2008). Financial. Utility bills continue to rise and will continue to do so in the coming years. We have a duty as a university to ensure best value in delivering the facilities needed for our students and staff. Policy Context Carbon management at NTU is framed through a series of core University policies, including:

• NTU Carbon Reduction Policy • NTU Environmental Policy • NTU Energy Policy • NTU Sustainable Construction Policy • NTU Sustainable and healthy food and beverage Policy • NTU Sustainable Procurement Policy

Current versions of all relevant policies are available online, at ntu.ac.uk/sustainability.

Sustainable Development Operations

Forum

Chief Operating Officer

Sustainable Development

Academic Forum

Deputy Vice Chancellor

Student Sustainability

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SU Communities Officer

Environmental Management

Review Committee

Chief Operating Officer

Joint Executive Sustainable Development Forum

Deputy Vice Chancellor

Figure 6 – Institutional Sustainability Governance Diagram

Key Operational Delivery Partners • Estates

• Finance

• Information Systems

• Internal Communications

• Campus Services

• Human Resources

• Procurement

Key Academic Delivery Partners • Green Academy

• Sustainable Futures Teaching

• Sustainable Futures Research

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• Trent Institute of Lifelong Teaching (TILT)

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Strategic themes During 2019-2021, we will pursue a programme of carbon reduction projects through three strategic themes. A full action plan based on these themes will be published during 2019.

Culture & Communication We will create a culture of low-carbon behaviours across NTU, empowering our staff and students to save energy in their daily roles. We will initiate this culture of energy efficiency by:

Creating a university-wide carbon brand. A new brand for Carbon Management will replace the 2012-17 ‘Carbon Elephant’ brand. Scheduled for launch at the beginning of the 19/20 academic year, the brand will aim to connect individuals with their energy use at NTU and empower everyone to take action. Engaging with users of high-consumption facilities. Where building energy surveys identify opportunities for more efficient behaviours, we will work with relevant staff to understand the reasons behind specific practices, and then develop bespoke solutions that will support colleagues to change behaviours. This work may include simple changes to lighting controls, or wider reaching reviews of departmental space utilisation. Rewarding energy efficient behaviour. Our online Green Rewards platform, launched this year, monitors and rewards sustainable behaviours from our staff community. We will use this medium to incentivise targeted energy efficient behaviours during the life of this Carbon Management Plan.

Creating a Living Laboratory for carbon reduction. NTU’s new research theme, Sustainable Futures, brings together our sustainability experts into one place. We will work with theme co-ordinators to pose campus energy questions to this group, connecting Estates challenges with our researchers. We will instigate bids for research seed funding that can help to trial ideas on our buildings, treating the Estate as a Living Lab. Raising awareness through the curriculum. All NTU students will receive sustainability training within their course that is relevant to their subject, including carbon where appropriate. The Green Academy will continue to deliver the popular Sustainability in Practice certificate, which has engaged more than 3,000 students to date.

Construction & Refurbishment All new buildings will achieve EPC A and BREEAM Excellent. All major refurbishments will achieve BREEAM Very Good and improve the buildings DEC rating by at least one level.

Performance Gap Management We will enhance our soft-landings processes to ensure that our new buildings perform as efficiently in operation as in design.

Efficient Estate We will continue our programme of estate modernisation that ensures our existing buildings and services emit less carbon year on year.

Mechanical & Electrical upgrades. Opportunities for one-off lighting refits, air-handling upgrades, and other similar projects will continue to be identified. Building Management System (BMS) Optimisation. The BMS is a complicated network of controls that manages the temperature of every building on our estate. Optimising these controls is an ongoing project that needs to respond to our changing estate, presenting a range of opportunities to reduce carbon and utility costs. Smart utilisation technology. Estates will develop technology to better understand the utilisation patterns of our buildings, ensuring that we provide and power facilities when they are needed and make carbon savings when utilisation is low. Ultra-low emissions fleet. NTU operate 45 fleet vehicles. Currently two are plug-in electric. Six more will be eligible for replacement during the period 2019-21, and ultra-low emission versions of these vehicles will be adopted where possible. We will also review vehicle sizes to ensure that we have the right sized vehicle for the task.

Equipment auto-shutdown. Information services will review and upgrade automatic shutdown software, ensuring that idle PCs and AV equipment shutdown after one hour, with most NTU IT equipment automatically turning off at the end of each day. Specialist Equipment Procurement. The processes for procuring NTU’s most energy intensive equipment, for example laboratory equipment, will be reviewed, to ensure that energy efficiency is a top priority for buyers.

The Lyth Building Brackenhurst, new building 2,160m2, July 2019 BREEAM Excellent, EPC A Brackenhurst Residences New building 5,396m2, September 2019 BREEAM Excellent, EPC A

Engineering Building Clifton Campus, new building 4,300m2, September 2019 BREEAM Excellent, EPC A MTIF Clifton Campus, new building 2,400m2, August 2020 BREEAM Excellent, EPC A Enterprise & Innovation City Campus, new building 2,400m2, August 2020 BREEAM Excellent, EPC A University Hall City Campus, refurbishment July 2019 BREEAM Very Good, Dec +1

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Finance

It is anticipated that the successful completion of the Carbon Action Plan would deliver significant financial savings estimated at £643,000 per year from 2020/21 onwards compared to a business as usual scenario.

Increasing utility costs In 2019, each tonne of CO2e emitted costs NTU £401 in utility bills. The price per tonne is expected to rise to £429 by the end of this plan in 2021, incorporating the costs of the new climate change levy.

By 2021, new campus developments will add 2700 tCO2e to our absolute carbon emissions.

Accounting for our increased unit costs and increased estate size, under a business-as-usual scenario we would expect to add in excess of one million pounds to our overall utility bill.

Budgets In order to deliver our carbon target and mitigate these increasing utility costs, the Carbon Management Action plan will be carried out by existing staff.

Some Action Plan items will require upfront investment, either from external funding sources or internal bids, as appropriate for the project in question. In both cases, carbon reduction projects will be assessed for financial viability using the above carbon pricing structure. Projects resulting in a 5-year payback period or less will be considered for funding. We will continue to resource carbon related staff and projects. We will bid for future funding as required to carry out the Carbon Action Plan.

Reporting The Estates Department will report progress against the Carbon Action Plan and Target to the Sustainable Development Operations Forum on a six monthly basis. A new version of the NTU Carbon Scorecard (p4) will be published on an annual basis.

Beyond 2021 The current Carbon Management Plan and Target will expire in 2021.

In advance of that date, discussions will take place at the Joint Sustainability Executive to establish a long-term carbon commitment for NTU, to ensure that we maintain our status as one of the world’s leading sustainable universities.

These discussions will take account of the action required to minimise NTU’s impact on climate change in the long term, considering the commitments made by other comparable organisations in the Higher Education sector and Nottingham. The aim of this process will be to create an ambitious and deliverable long-term carbon target.