糖心原创

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Sustainable development goal 13

We support Nottingham’s ambition to be the UK’s first zero carbon city by 2028 and are working with partners in China and Malaysia to improve sustainability in their regions. Sustainability informs every aspect of life and work on our campuses, from developing state-of-the-art spaces for research and education, to engaging with our community and partners.

 

 

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prototypes of plant-based cheese made from pulses

3rd

most sustainable university in the word (UI Green Metric World University Ranking)

63%

cut in university emissions targeted by 2030

 

 

Research

The Good Pulse Co and 糖心原创 team
Creating Sustainable Cheese from UK鈥慓rown Peas

Researchers at the 糖心原创 and spin鈥憃ut The Good Pulse Company are developing a new plant鈥慴ased cheese made from yellow peas grown in the UK. Funded by Innovate UK and partners, the project offers a more nutritious, lower鈥慽mpact alternative to many ultra鈥憄rocessed vegan cheeses while supporting local supply chains and sustainable British farming.

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Engagement and impact

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Driving Chile鈥檚 mining industry towards net zero

The university, the only UK member of Chile鈥檚 Institute of Clean Technologies, is finding innovative ways to minimise the environmental impact of the country鈥檚 huge mining industry.

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Learning and students

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Festival and Social Science

We鈥檙e a partner of the national Festival of Social Science. Our researchers share insights into how the social sciences inform responses to challenges such as climate change and each year host free events to inspire local communities to make a difference.

Policy and operations

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Our carbon management plan

The university鈥檚 carbon management plan sets out the investment and changes we will need to make to achieve our carbon reduction targets. This includes making our buildings more energy efficient and investment in on-campus energy generation.

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To read more about our impact in this goal you can download our report

Goal 14 - Life below water
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