Sustainability
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Our sustainability initiatives reduce carbon emissions and energy consumption within the university.
How we practice and promote sustainability
Consumption Counter
QUT is implementing sustainability initiatives to minimise consumption and reduce carbon emissions within a growing university community.
The counter compares actual consumption data from 2009 (interim baseline year) with the forecast 2011 consumption of electricity, gas and water across all QUT campuses for the year to date.
| ElectricitykWhr | WaterKL | GasMJ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 21,789,524 |
83,351.448 |
298,961.409 |
| 2012 | 20,287,181 |
67,436.289 |
256,752.205 |
Contact us at sustainability@qut.edu.au with your questions, comments, or to learn more about sustainability at QUT.
We lead by example to achieve our sustainability goals, and:
- understand our sustainability obligations
- develop strategy and check our performance
- work with partners with similar goals
- are involved in programs and initiatives encouraging sustainability
- consider sustainability in our research and learning practices
Our sustainability obligations and strategy
Through research, programs and initiatives, and everyday activities, QUT aims to achieve 'real world' sustainability.
Our partners
In collaboration with higher education, industry, government and business, QUT continues to take responsibility for its energy use in a local to global arena.
Our programs and initiatives
QUT successfully applies a selection of sustainable principles to reduce its environmental footprint. We use innovative technology, employ resource-conserving behaviours, and encourage people to explore new ways to perform our activities.
