CO2 neutral by 2030

All activities of Utrecht University impact the environment. That is why we want to reduce our environmental impact. By 2030, the operational management of UU will be CO2 neutral.
How are we going to do that?
- By reducing the direct CO2 exhaust caused by our own sources within the organisation.
- The indirect CO2 exhaust, caused by the electricity or warmth we bought and used, will be reduced to zero.
- By reducing the indirect CO2 exhaust, caused by corporate activities of organisations UU collaborates with, such as service providers and suppliers.
- By only compensating for CO2 exhaust if reduction it is not financially or technologically feasible.
- By investing in construction and renovation projects to make buildings sustainable: healthy, circular and energy generating.
- By using solar panels, solar fields and solar carports.
- By procuring 100 % green energy generated by windmills in the Netherlands.