Ucl

Ucl's reported carbon emissions

UCL, an education services provider based in GB, has set ambitious climate targets. The university aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions for scopes 1 and 2 by 2030, with an interim target of at least an 80% absolute reduction from a 2018-19 baseline. Furthermore, UCL is committed to achieving net-zero across all scopes by 2040, a decade ahead of government targets. This includes a long-term goal of a 52% reduction in scope 3 emissions by 2030-31, also from a 2018-19 baseline. In terms of emissions data, for the reporting year 2025, UCL reported approximately 123.5 million kg CO2e in total emissions. This breaks down to approximately 21.3 million kg CO2e for Scope 1, about 2.5 million kg CO2e for Scope 2, and approximately 97.9 million kg CO2e for Scope 3. For Scope 3, key contributors include purchased goods and services (about 53.1 million kg CO2e), business travel (approximately 17.3 million kg CO2e), and capital goods (around 13.7 million kg CO2e). For the reporting year 2024, total emissions were approximately 128.5 million kg CO2e. Scope 1 emissions stood at about 22.2 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 at approximately 2.6 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at around 103.7 million kg CO2e. Purchased goods and services were the largest contributor to Scope 3, at approximately 67 million kg CO2e, followed by business travel at about 25.7 million kg CO2e. In the reporting year 2023, UCL reported total emissions of approximately 43.9 million kg CO2e, with Scope 3 emissions being the primary focus, including about 18