Commitment to climate protection and sustainability
Commitment to climate protection and sustainability
In times of climate change, waste of resources and plastic waste, we as a university also want to fulfil our social responsibility and make our contribution: we are therefore aiming for climate neutrality by 2030!
Below is a brief overview of the measures we intend to use to achieve this goal:
- Targeted promotion of bicycle infrastructure (e.g. new bicycle parking facility)
- Mobility programmes and events for employees and students (e.g. city cycling)
- Self-commitment to avoid short-haul flights incl. associated guideline
- Conservation of nature and biodiversity on campus (e.g. through flowering meadows)
- Participation programmes for employees and students on sustainability on campus (e.g. planting a Tiny Forest)
- Continuous expansion of renewable energies (e.g. PV systems)
- Energy efficiency projects (e.g. Heat recovery from the Data Centre to heat the swimming pool)
- FairTrade University
Information events and participation programmes are held regularly to implement the measures. You can find detailed information on this in our climate protection concept and on the climate protection and sustainability homepage.
Furthermore, since its foundation, the University of Oldenburg has also been involved in teaching and research on climate protection and sustainability. In addition to numerous research projects, the Institutes of Biology and Environmental Sciences (IBU for short) and Marine Chemistry and Biology (ICBM for short) are particularly worthy of mention. Further information on individual research projects on climate protection and sustainability can be found here.
The research projects are supported, among other things, by the WindLab research building, where researchers have the opportunity to study atmospheric currents and their interaction with wind energy systems.
We also offer degree programmes on climate protection and sustainability. Further information can be found here.
Interested parties can also take further education courses on climate protection and sustainability. You can find an overview of the training courses here.