Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
In 2010, SFU committed itself to institutional energy savings goals as a means to support the Sustainability Policy. Since that year, we have been measuring, reporting and offsetting the university’s operation GHG emissions. Our commitments are to:
- Reduce total energy consumption by a minimum of 2% per year
- Develop achievable and practical plans to achieve our reduction goals
- Support the provincial government’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 33% below 2007 levels by 2020, to achieve the goal of 80% reduction by 2050
- Implement a rigorous measurement and verification procedure, and strive to be fully accountable for our actions
- Exercise leadership in engaging the university community to contribute to saving energy through behavioural change and educational events
SFU has also been working towards a provincial interim target of 18% below 2007 emission levels by 2016, which it exceeded in the 2014 calendar year.