The Guardian's headline over its report on People 'n' Planet's new league table was:
Universities struggle to meet green goals
Specifically, they reported this:
"UK universities are helping lead the world on environmental research – but when it comes to their own back yard they appear to be falling behind. Only a quarter are on track to meet their carbon reduction targets by 2020. Teams leading environmental initiatives are being cut and sustainability strategies have not been renewed, according to the results of the 2016 People & Planet University League, ..."
I'm rather surprised it's as high as 25%, given how hard it is to make these cuts, never mind doing so whilst expanding as a sector. Since these targets were established by HEFCE (when it was interested in carbon), the huge number of additional students in the system has only been matched by the rate of new building. Indeed, some who can recall the discussions, may think that those in HEFCE who remember or care will be pleasantly surprised by the 25%. But then, those who remember have left, and they were the ones who cared.
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