1. Introduction
The Climate Change Act 2008 requires the UK’s net greenhousegas (GHG) emissions for the year 2050 to be at least 80% lower thanthe baseline 1990 level (HMSO, 2008). The Act also proposes
a minimum interim target of a 34% cut in emissions by 2020,together with 5 year carbon budgets for 2008e12, 2013e17 and2018e2022.In its national carbon strategy, the Higher Education Funding
Council for England (HEFCE) encourages Higher EducationInstitutions to adopt similar targets (HEFCE, 2010a). Universitiesare required by HEFCE to set individual reduction targets for
2020 against a 2005 baseline for their direct and indirectemissions related to the use of fossil fuels and purchasedelectricity in their own buildings, stationary and mobile emission
sources (scope 1 and 2 emissions under the definitions ofthe GHG Protocol Corporate Standard) (HEFCE, 2010b; WRI
1. Introduction
The Climate Change Act 2008 requires the UK’s net greenhousegas (GHG) emissions for the year 2050 to be at least 80% lower thanthe baseline 1990 level (HMSO, 2008). The Act also proposes
a minimum interim target of a 34% cut in emissions by 2020,together with 5 year carbon budgets for 2008e12, 2013e17 and2018e2022.In its national carbon strategy, the Higher Education Funding
Council for England (HEFCE) encourages Higher EducationInstitutions to adopt similar targets (HEFCE, 2010a). Universitiesare required by HEFCE to set individual reduction targets for
2020 against a 2005 baseline for their direct and indirectemissions related to the use of fossil fuels and purchasedelectricity in their own buildings, stationary and mobile emission
sources (scope 1 and 2 emissions under the definitions ofthe GHG Protocol Corporate Standard) (HEFCE, 2010b; WRI
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