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  Global Alliance - Speech to His Excellency Pierre Henri Guignard, Secretaire General de Paris COP21 – 13th October 2015

  On Wednesday 14 October, COP21 Secretary General, Pierre-Henri Guignard, was handed an Open Letter at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, conveying this call on behalf of a global alliance of networks and associations representing more than 6,000 universities and colleges worldwide. Iain Patton, CEO, E...

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  Universities, Colleges and Students Mobilise for Paris Climate Action – 13th October 2015

  The collective voice of the world’s universities, colleges and students must be heard at COP21 when the United Nations Climate Change Conference takes place in Paris, France, during the first week of December. On Wednesday 14 October, COP21 Secretary General, Pierre-Henri Guignard, was hand...

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  ifs Financial Sustainability Symposium – 13th October 2015

  On 1 October, I attended EAUC member ifs University College's Financial Sustainability Symposium in London. The day programme was packed with inspiring speakers from those working in financial sustainability and sustainable business. There was a short welcome and introduction from Darran Messem, ...

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  The State of Sustainability in Tertiary Education – 12th October 2015

  A report on sustainability in tertiary education has been released today (12th October 2015) by the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC), National Union of Students (NUS), University and College Union (UCU), Association of Colleges (AoC) and the College Development Network....

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  University Carbon Reduction Targets – 6th October 2015

  Recent reports show that around three-quarters of England’s universities are set to miss their 2020 carbon reduction targets. Iain Patton, Chief Executive of the EAUC, has said, "The findings in the latest Brite Green report outline the dilemma the university sector faces in meeting its car...

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  Salix College Energy Fund - New Funding Announced – 2nd October 2015

  In partnership with the EAUC and supported by the AoC, Salix has announced a further round of 100% interest free funding for energy efficiency and carbon reduction projects in Further Education (FE) Colleges in England and Wales. Applications will be accepted from now through to January 2016. Sal...

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  Green Scorecard Consultation – 1st October 2015

  Following the AUDE and EAUC consultation, attached to this email are the notes from ARUP relating to the development of the Green Scorecard which is scoped around university estates and facilities environmental aspects.  The first document is an explanation of how the scorecard can be used and the s...

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  University of Gloucestershire SU runs successful pilot for sustainability themed placement programme – 29th September 2015

  University of Gloucestershire Students’ Union delivered Big Green Gap Year (BiGGY) Summer Placements 2015 in July and August 2015 piloting a sustainability themed placements programme. This built on the original idea of a community engagement/ citizen service lobbied for by James Derounian, se...

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  COP21 Ministers urged to partner with universities, colleges and students – 28th September 2015

  The collective voice of the world’s universities, colleges and students will be heard at COP21 when the United Nations Climate Change Conference takes place in Paris, France during the first week of December. A global alliance of tertiary and higher education sustainability networks today j...

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  rootAbility and Green Office win UNESCO Prize – 28th September 2015

  The EAUC’s strategic partner, rootAbility, has been announced as one of the first winners of the UNESCO-Japan Prize for outstanding projects related to Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). The UNESCO-Japan Prize was established to honour outstanding efforts of individuals, instituti...

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  University of Edinburgh and Biffa building partnerships for Zero Waste – 23rd September 2015

  The University of Edinburgh and Biffa are using their influence to help Scotland deliver its Zero Waste agenda. Staff and students are working with waste and recycling partner Biffa to reduce, re-use and recycle. Through relationships built across departments and with the local community sector, ...

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  University College London research provides evidence that Government loan funding is enabling public – 22nd September 2015

  A research report published this week, demonstrates the value of Government loan funding in ensuring that public sector energy-efficiency projects which otherwise would not have sufficient capital to progress are able to go ahead. This funding is delivered by Government funded organisation, Salix Fi...

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  Brite Green University Carbon Reduction Progress Report – 21st September 2015

  Brite Green has released its second progress report on carbon reductions in English universities. The report aims to offer robust, independent analysis of the emissions trends in the sector and provide institutions with tailored information about their performance to help them achieve their reductio...

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  The Higher Education Carbon Challenge Report – 17th September 2015

  Over the last decade the higher education sector has demonstrated a strong commitment to sustainable development, aligning with global efforts to combat climate change by reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. The Higher Education Carbon Challenge report has been release...

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  Learning from the sharp end - implications for sustainability in Higher Education – 15th September 2015

  On 7-8 September 2015, the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England hosted a symposium looking at the future of Education for Sustainable Development. The focus of the event was on how to best enable students to make a difference to sustainability, and featured a range of inte...

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  EAUC Response to the DECC Consultation on a Review of the Feed-in Tariffs Scheme – 15th September 2015

  The EAUC is a Member-led organisation. We represent you, and ensure that your views on topical issues are conveyed to the rest of the sector and to the Government. One important way we can do this is by responding to consultations from the Government and other organisations. Background Informat...

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  Green Gown Awards Australasia Finalists Announced – 10th September 2015

  ACTS is delighted to announce the finalist candidates for the 2015 Green Gown Awards Australasia, including the inaugural Built Environment and Leadership Awards and the ACTS Awards of Excellence.  ACTS are extremely proud to acknowledge a wide range of amazing sustainability initiatives this year, ...

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  Green Scorecard & University League Update – 10th September 2015

  The EAUC welcomes the update from AUDE (below) on the development of an Estates-focused Green Scorecard in response to the agreement we both have with People and Planet. Background information on this can be viewed at https://www.eauc.org.uk/people_planet_green_league. We are aware that it is unc...

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  2015 NUS/HEA reports on student and employer demand for sustainability – 8th September 2015

  For the fifth consecutive year, the National Union of Students has worked with the Higher Education Academy to ask students about their attitudes towards sustainable development. The results show that 80 per cent of students have said that they want their institutions to be doing more on sustaina...

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  Call for university student climate change proposals - Global Challenges, Local Solutions – 1st September 2015

    The IARU Global University Climate Forum is a one-day workshop on 5 December in Paris during the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiations (COP21) where student teams from around the world will present their ideas for local-scale projects that will yield measureable impacts over the c...

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