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After electricity, energy use from fossil fuels such as natural gas for heating or petroleum and diesel vehicle fuels, contribute to the majority of our emissions. Whilst steps have been taken to generate solar energy on suitable rooftops, we will still require significant grid sourced electricity to meet our needs.
This will increase as campuses fully electrify and electric vehicles become commonplace bringing efficiencies and reducing pollution.
Given our regional locations, we also experience at first hand the impacts of a variable climate with significant heating and cooling loads sometimes even on the same day. Australia’s energy systems have been based traditionally on fossil fuels such as coal and gas but this has started to change for environmental and economic reasons. Measures will be taken to reduce the load and source of heating and cooling.
We’ve also experienced the impacts of climate change including increased bushfires, extreme weather, prolonged drought and economic impacts. Reducing our emissions is part of our response to these. As a university, we will continue to lead the way by doing our best for the regional communities in which we serve.
As Australia’s first certified climate neutral university, Charles Sturt has made an ongoing commitment to work on reducing emissions from sources within our control.
If you have any comments or feedback regarding the clean energy strategy please contact us.
