- Scope 1
Scope 1 emissions are direct emissions produced by UCL using gas, fuel, refrigerants, and VOCs. These fuels are used to generate heating and hot water for over 200 buildings and for some experiments within our research facilities.
They total 22,683 tonnes of CO2e in 2021-22.
*CO2e is a measurement for all greenhouse gases including methane, nitrous oxide, and others contribute to the greenhouse effect and global warming.
- Scope 2
Scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions from electricity that we purchase to power our equipment such as our lighting, computers, and scientific equipment and to provide cooling and ventilation.
They total 22,989 tonnes of CO2e in 2021-22.
*CO2e is a measurement for all greenhouse gases including methane, nitrous oxide, and others contributing to the greenhouse effect and global heating.
- Scope 3
Scope 3 emissions are indirect emissions from everything else the university does, like all the things we purchase from tables and chairs, to research equipment, as well as from the waste we produce, travel, commuting, investments and water consumed.
Scope 3 emissions are the trickiest emissions to measure, as we rely on our suppliers for data. We have partnered with a company specialising in measuring scope 3 emissions to improve our data with a particular focus on emissions from products and services. Our existing scope 3 data for 2021/22 is in development but indictates that emissions from water and waste are 327 tCO2e and emissions from business travel are 8,170 tCO2e.
*CO2e is a measurement for all greenhouse gases including methane, nitrous oxide, and others contributing to the greenhouse effect and global heating.
Close
