SDG 13: Climate Action
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13.1 Research on climate action
13.1.1 Climate Action: CiteScore
This indicator measures the proportion of a university’s publications appear in the top 10% of journals according to the Citescore metric. It is intended to reflect on excellence of academic output. The indicator is normalised and is worth 10% of the score in this SDG (equivalent to 2.60% of the overall score).
13.1.2 Climate Action: FWCI
This indicator explores the quality of a university’s output in the area of climate action research using the number of citations received as a metric.
13.1.3 Climate Action: publications
The number of publications looks at the scale of research output from a university around climate action. It is not scaled by the size of the institution – rather it looks at the overall impact.
13.2 Low-carbon energy use Year: 2024
13.2.1 Indicator: Low-carbon energy tracking Year: 2024
Measure the amount of low carbon energy used across the university
Up to three points based on:
• Existence of measurement, maximum of one point for whole university, 0.5 for partial measurement
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
13.2.2 Indicator: Low-carbon energy use
Guidance: Low-carbon sources
These can be:
• Renewable sources (biomass, hydropower, geothermal)
• Power generation sources (wind, solar, nuclear)
• Electricity (renewable)
• Electricity (nuclear)
13.3 Environmental education measures
13.3.1 Local education programmes on climate Year: 2024
Provide local education programmes or campaigns on climate change risks, impacts, mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning
Up to three points based on:
• Existence of programmes or campaigns – one point
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
13.3.2 Climate Action Plan, shared Year: 2024
Have a university Climate Action plan, shared with local government and local community groups
Up to three points based on:
• Existence of plan – one point
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
13.3.3 Co-operative planning for climate change disasters Year: 2024
Participate in co-operative planning for climate change disasters, that may include
the displacement of people both within a country and across borders, working with
government
Up to three points based on:
• Existence of participation – maximum one point for both local and regional, 0.5 points for local only, 0.5 points for regional only
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
13.3.4 Inform and support government Year: 2024
Inform and support local or regional government in local climate change disaster or risk early warning and monitoring
Up to three points based on:
• Existence of support – one point
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
13.3.5 Environmental education collaborate with NGO Year: 2024
Collaborate with NGOs on climate adaptation
Up to three points based on:
• Existence of collaborations – one point
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
13.4 Commitment to carbon neutral university
13.4.1 Commitment to carbon neutral university Year: 2024
Have a target date by which it will become carbon neutral according to the Greenhouse Gas Protocols?
Up to five points based on:
• Existence of target
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
• Scopes covered – maximum of three points
o Scope 1 or not known, no points
o Scope 1 and 2, one point
o Scope 1, 2 and 3 (partial), two points
o Scope 1, 2 and 3 (full), three points
13.4.2 Indicator: Achieve by date
Achieve by
Up to four points based on:
• Date for achieved prior to 2024 – 4 points
• Date for achieved by: 2024-2029 – 3 points
• Date for achieved by: 2030-2039 – 2 points
• Date for achieved by: 2040-2049 – 1 point
• Date for achieved by: 2050 or later – 0.5 points
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