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Go Green @ UniSA                                  

Energy                   

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Greenhouse Challenge Plus                

The University was successful in reaching the final four entrants in Category 4 - Government & Essential Services of the Greenhouse Challenge Plus program.  The University was presented with a finalist’s plaque at the Awards night in Canberra on 14 September for it's success in reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 17% over the last five years.

 

The Greenhouse Challenge is a voluntary agreement between the University of South Australia
 and the Commonwealth of Australia. Through the Challenge, UniSA undertakes to put in place
 cost-effective actions to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and to encourage its staff and
 other organisations to implement similar measures.

The actions quantified in this agreement are expected to reduce UniSA’s greenhouse gas emissions
 by 6,801 tonnes (or 28%) per annum.

This will be brought about by direct action in the following categories:

• Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, plant and office equipment, vehicles
   and waste products
• Establishment of greenhouse gas sinks
• Development of management systems to measure, monitor and support greenhouse gas
   reduction initiatives

UniSA will report performance on this action plan on an annual basis
 (2005 Greenhouse Challenge Plus Awards Entry), against the following organisational performance
 indicators:

• kw/hr electricity used per equivalent full time student (EFTSU)
• GJ gas used per EFTSU
• Tonnes of CO2 per EFTSU

Examples of some of the measures already employed to reach our goal include:

• the installation of push button controls for lighting and air conditioning
• the regular servicing of university vehicles to ensure optimum performance
• the recycling of paper, cardboard, and packaging
• and the conversion of UniSA’s automobile fleet to LPG

To find out more about the Greenhouse Challenge program, visit the following web site
 http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/challenge/.

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