Climate protection concept of the THA
bifa assesses carbon footprint and GHG reduction potential, and moderates the stakeholder dialogue
With over 7,500 students, the Augsburg University of Applied Sciences (THA) is one of the largest universities in Bavarian Swabia and would like to make its contribution to the Paris Agreement and the Climate Generation Contract with the aim of achieving climate neutrality by 2045.
The concrete path to climate neutrality is described in an integrated climate protection concept, which is now available (www.tha.de/THA-klima). The extensive work on its creation was financed as part of the National Climate Initiative.
bifa provided support in developing the concept
Firstly, a comprehensive carbon footprint for the entire university was created for scopes 1 to 3 in accordance with the GHG protocol. Commuting by students and employees and the energy required to maintain the buildings are largely responsible for the university‘s GHG emissions. On this basis, bifa determined the potential for reducing GHG emissions and forecast various scenarios for reducing the impact on the climate. Together with the university’s most important stakeholders, concrete measures to reduce CO2 emissions have been formulated. To this end, bifa organised a series of workshops with the stakeholders and, together with the students, formulated a vision for the future everyday life at the climate-neutral THA.