![]() What’s gone wrong? According to the University of Auckland’s sustainability officer, Dr Lesley Stone, it is air travel that has thrown coals on the fire. In 2018 they had grown to 1 tonne per student. Since this plan was written, however, the university’s emissions have steadily risen. In its 2013-20 strategic plan the university set itself a 2020 target of 0.69 tonnes of CO2 per student in emissions, a reduction to 15% below 2011 levels. Pure fantasy, I know, because as I write, the University of Auckland is on track to over-run its carbon dioxide emissions budget by 40% and few seem to care. “Ten top ways to kill our literary scene with a lime scooter,” the Spinoff would suggest. “Bring back Steven Joyce,” the NBR would demand, as required by its defamation settlement with the former finance minister. “Millennials are killing our universities,” the Herald would warn. “Fiscal black hole!” the Dom Post would cry. The University of Auckland is an organisation that would rather burn books than blow its budget.īut humour me. ![]() Of course, you chuckle, this would never happen. Humour me for a minute by imagining that the University of Auckland was facing a 40% budget blowout next year. If they band together, however, they could make a massive difference. New Zealand’s universities have a shocking record on emissions. ![]()
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