Chang Gung University attaches great importance to environmental protection issues and actively promotes energy conservation and carbon reduction measures. In 2022, the Office of Sustainable Development was established to oversee the university's sustainable development affairs, formulate goals and action plans, and commit to regularly publishing sustainability reports. These reports consolidate the university's teaching, research, and environmental governance measures and outcomes. The campus itself serves as a venue for sustainability initiatives, fostering a sustainable campus from an interdisciplinary perspective. Regarding the promotion of a net-zero carbon campus, the university currently focuses on campus energy conservation and green transportation. Specific actions include the deployment of electric campus patrol motorcycles, replacement of outdated and energy-consuming equipment, installation of energy-efficient lighting, and monitoring electricity usage (detailed items listed below). Additionally, the university actively promotes the use of renewable energy, having installed solar power generation facilities on the rooftop of the Activity Center, with an estimated annual power generation of 614,426 kWh. Future efforts will continue to expand these initiatives, aiming to achieve negative growth in purchased electricity (Scope 2) as a primary action strategy, with the ultimate goal of campus carbon neutrality by 2050.
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Goal |
Measures and Actions |
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Short Term (2025) |
• Improve campus energy efficiency
• Achieve a 1% annual electricity saving target
• Reduce carbon emissions by 10% in 2025
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• Promote energy transition education
• Continuously upgrade outdated energy-consuming equipment (air conditioners, elevators, refrigerators, etc.)
• Establish a smart campus digital platform to enhance energy, water resource, and waste smart management
• Fully digitize official documents and meeting materials to reduce paper usage
• Install GoShare (shared electric scooters) and U-bike 2.0 (public bicycles) stations on campus to encourage green transportation
• Conduct annual greenhouse gas inventories and obtain ISO 14064-1:2018 verification
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Mid-term (2030) |
• Improve energy efficiency in buildings
• Reduce carbon emissions by 25% by 2030
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• Expand solar renewable energy generation installations
• Establish reasonable energy usage benchmarks (EUI, Energy Usage Intensity) for various building types and propose improvement plans
• Electrification of fuel-powered equipment
• Promote green campus buildings, requiring new building envelopes to meet green building insulation standards
• Gradually replace fuel-powered official vehicles with electric vehicles
• Increase electric vehicle infrastructure, such as installing charging stations, to encourage campus vehicle electrification
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Long-term (2050) |
• Achieve carbon neutrality by 2050
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• Plan for full electrification of campus transportation
• Increase renewable energy share to 50%
• Promote green campus buildings, ensuring 50% of existing buildings meet green building insulation standards
• Develop carbon-negative technologies (e.g., CO2 capture and chemical synthesis), establishing a scientific research foundation
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