Greenhouse Gas Emissions Performance
What are our major emission sources?
1. Direct emissions (scope 1) - emissions from directly burning fuels such as fleet vehicles or backup generators
- Gas consumption
- Cars on campus
2. Indirect emissions (scope 2) from indirectly burnt fuels, such as by purchased electricity
- Electricity consumption
3. Other indirect emissions (scope 3) such as air travel or taxi's
- Air travel
- Waste
- Electricity and gas
- Materials consumption (paper usage)
The Annual Emissions Performance graph shows our annual greenhouse gas emissions for the last 5 calendar years. The data for the current year is updated quarterly.
How can you help La Trobe reduce its emissions?
Gas and electricity consumption
- Switch off lights, fans and air conditioning when not required
- Switch off computers and monitors at the end of the day
- Report faulty lights or electrical equipment to Infrastructure and Operations
Transport
- Travel to Uni by public transport, walk or ride
- Carpool with other students or staff
- Use video conferencing facilities to reduce travel needs
Waste
- Carry your own cup, water bottle and lunch container and say no to unnecessary packaging
- If you are on the Melbourne Campus, use reusable crockery as part of The Reusable Revolution
- Sort recycling into the correct bins including organics
- Buy items in bulk and avoid single-use packaging
- Only print when it's necessary
How can you reduce your impact at home?
Measure
Your impact really depends on your habits and will vary from person to person
- Do you fly frequently and overseas?
- Do you eat meat?
- Do you drive a car regularly?
- Do you have renewable electricity
Avoid
- Turn off devices when not required by the wall, especially televisions
- Replacing old lamps with LEDs
- Reduce air travel where possible
Reduce
- Reduce driving by riding, walking or taking public transport
- Eat mostly a plant-based diet (zero or little meat)
- Buy clothes second hands
Switch
- Purchase renewable energy from your energy retailer and consume goods from companies who also do so
Sequester
- Plants trees and a garden where possible
Offset
- Purchasing reputable carbon offsets such as Australian biodiverse reforestation projects
For more tips at home visit the Sustainability Victoria website.
Our contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Our work on reducing our emissions covers multiple areas such as energy, car and flight travel, reducing water use and increasing recycling.
It helps us contribute to the following Sustainable Development Goals:
