Higher Education Funding Council for England

The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) reported its latest emissions data for 2016, with a total of 411,000 kg CO2e. In 2016, Scope 3 emissions, which include business travel and upstream transportation and distribution, amounted to 126,900 kg CO2e and 15,900 kg CO2e respectively. Emissions categorised as Scope 1 and 2 totalled 293,000 kg CO2e in the same year.

Looking at previous years, HEFCE's total emissions were approximately 418,000 kg CO2e in 2015, approximately 463,000 kg CO2e in 2014, approximately 459,000 kg CO2e in 2013, approximately 401,000 kg CO2e in 2012, approximately 461,000 kg CO2e in 2011, approximately 469,000 kg CO2e in 2010, and approximately 572,000 kg CO2e in 2009.

While HEFCE does not have its own specific public reduction targets, its data was reported in documents that also mention climate commitments from other entities. For example, the University of Southampton, mentioned in one of the source documents, has a near-term absolute Scope 1 and 2 reduction target of 46% by 2030, using a 2015 baseline. They also aim for a long-term Scope 1 and 2 intensity reduction target of 85% by 2050 from a 2015 baseline (reducing from 0.075 tCO2e/m2 GIA to 0.011 tCO2e/m2 GIA). Another document references Crest Nicholson, which aims to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 60% by 2030 from a 2019 baseline and has a long-term net-zero target for all scopes by 2045, with a 2023 baseline. Crest Nicholson also targets a 55% reduction in Scope 3 GHG emissions intensity by 2045 from a 2019 baseline.