Decarbonization and adaptation to climate change, on the road to 2028

A carbon footprint to identify priorities

In 2024, UPHF emitted 15,758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent. The university's carbon footprint highlights three main emission items: travel, 50% of emissions, purchasing (28%) and energy (21%). This precise diagnosis enables us to identify priority levers for action.

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Several measures have already been implemented to reduce energy consumption and the environmental impact of university activities:

• energy renovation of the Eisen and Ronzier buildings,
• keep heating at 19°C,
• closing unoccupied buildings on Saturday mornings.
• deploying secure bicycle shelters at the Mont Houy campus, Ronziers site and elsewhere.

These actions reflect a determination to act, while preserving the study and working conditions of the university community.

Actions planned for the period 2025-2028

The dynamic underway takes a new step forward with the Plan for decarbonization, energy sobriety and adaptation to climate change. This document outlines an ambitious trajectory for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, with atarget of 5% reduction per year between 2026 and 2028.

Several axes to achieve this:

• controlling energy consumption. This is a priority issue, in particular through the evolution of certain heating methods;
• the adoption of the DDRS master plan;
• the continuation of thermal renovations and the improvement of the energy performance of buildings. This will contribute to the overall resilience of the built environment and improve comfort for all during the summer months;
• the evolution of mobility. This will be the subject of specific work covering both daily commutes and work-related travel. The student community and staff members will be called upon to participate;
• purchasing policy, and in particular sustainable purchasing and the development of material re-use;
• increased attention to reducing the environmental impact of university activities as a whole.

Adapting to climate change at the heart of UPHF's strategy

Beyond the challenges of decarbonation, UPHF has chosen to place adaptation to climate change at the heart of its strategy. This dimension remains underdeveloped in the policies of higher education establishments, even though it represents a major collective challenge and is a source of solutions within everyone's reach, in all areas of our lives.

At UPHF, adaptation is a collective affair

Thought out in a collective logic, our decarbonization plan is intended to mobilize the entire university community as well as the establishment's territorial partners.