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Osaka University Environmental Policy
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted during a UN Summit, has 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Several initiatives to achieve SDGs are now being undertaken.
Osaka University has a mission to contribute to both regional and international society through further promotion of environmental endeavors, which is defined in OU Vision 2021 as well. In order to carry out this mission, the university needs to show its strong determination to address environmental protection on a campus-wide basis to OU community members.
Thus, the university revised the “Osaka University Environmental Policy” in April 2018 to express its determination to address environmental protection and policies pertaining to it.
Mid-Term Goals and Basic Policies in Energy Management
Osaka University formulated its Mid-Term Goals and Basic Policies in Energy Management in February 2021 based on the university’s Energy Management Implementing Regulations.
These Mid-Term Goals and Basic Policies include 6 basic policies for achieving the university's goal, namely reducing the university's greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent or more by 2030 when compared with 2013, in accordance with a greenhouse gas emissions target set by the government.
Promotion of Net Zero Energy Buildings (ZEBs)
In its Basic Policies in Energy Management, Osaka University has pledged to work from the stages of planning, design, and construction to achieve ZEB Ready status (energy saving of 50% or more) for new buildings on campus as well as expansions, renovations, and large-scale repairs to existing buildings in order to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
Energy Conservation Plans
In order to promote low-carbon campuses, Osaka University creates Energy Conservation Plans each year and carries out the endeavors written in the plans on all campuses.
Electricity Consumption Visualization System
Follow the link below to see electricity consumption of the Suita, Toyonaka, and Minoh campuses.
Detailed information about electricity consumption of each building collected through the university’s in-house network is introduced on the intranet.
Investigation into the use long-term data of the Electricity Consumption Visualization System
Osaka University began to operate a system to measure and display the power consumption of major buildings in 30-minute intervals on June 2011.
The university compiled a report on the result of investigation into the technological process to the wide use of this collected data.
Energy Conservation Guidelines
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