Sustainability at the University of Göttingen

Climate neutrality


Goals of the Climate Action Plan University 2030:

  • Creation of a greenhaus gas balance sheet
  • Development of reduction scenarios including CO2e avoiding costs

Climate neutrality

COUNTS project

Many universities in Lower Saxony are already committed to sustainable development and the reduction of greenhouse gases. The COUNTS project (standardization, further development and communication of greenhouse gas emission balancing of higher education institutions in Lower Saxony) aims to develop a common framework for greenhouse gas accounting at higher education institutions in Lower Saxony. In particular, the specific circumstances and requirements of the institutions are to be taken into account. The aim is to

  1. develop a uniform accounting framework for universities in Lower Saxony
  2. develop an information and accounting tool in close cooperation with the institutions
  3. give advice on the application of the accounting framework
  4. support deriving measures for GHG reduction
The Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Climate Protection is funding the project with about 210,000 euros over a period of three years.
The project was initiated by the Sustainability Network of Universities in Lower Saxony (HochNiNa) and is coordinated by Judith Wehrend at the University of Oldenburg. The University of Göttingen supports its implementation through regular exchange and participation in feedback events.

Project details:

Management: Sustainability Network of Universities in Lower Saxony (HochNiNa)
Coordination: Judith Wehrend (University of Oldenburg)
Duration: August 2023 - July 2026
Participating higher education insitutions: 10 institutions in Lower Saxony, including the University of Göttingen
Contact in Göttingen: Marco Lange






Contact - Green Office


Do you have questions or suggestions about sustainability in research?
Or in your studies?
Do you have any ideas about sustainability in your studies?
For these and general questions, suggestions contact us!

Email
nachhaltigkeit@uni-goettingen.de

Sustainability Coordinator

Marco Lange, Coordinator of the Green Office
Phone: 0551 39-21356
Email: marco.lange@zvw.uni-goettingen.de

Staff

Tabea Kothe, Student of Resource analysis and management
E-Mail: tabea.kothe@zvw.uni-goettingen.de

Felix Heller, Student of Ethnology
E-Mail: felix.heller@zvw.uni-goettingen.de

Anna von Borcke, Student of Ethnology and Sociology
E-Mail: anna.borcke@zvw.uni-goettingen.de