ANU Green is the University's operational program for management of its environmental sustainability efforts. Within ANU Green are two sister programs – the Environmental Management Plan and the Below Zero Program.
Environmental Management Plan (EMP) 2022-’25 provides an approach to improve environmental sustainability across its Acton campus and regional sites. The EMP has six pillars: greenhouse gas mitigation, energy management, water management, built environment, circular economy, and biodiversity and conservation. The EMP has several short- and medium-term objectives to assist the University in reaching its sustainability ambitions.
The Below Zero Program aims to reduce the University's carbon footprint by leading programs that reduce or remove the emissions associated with its activities. These programs seek to address the institutional, operational and behavioural mechanisms for change and drive innovation by integrating research and teaching. Our long-term ambition is to be below zero emissions from our operations and value-chain (scopes 1,2, and 3) by 2040 with an interim goal of carbon neutrality for direct on-campus and energy-related emissions (scopes 1 and 2) for part of 2025 (pilot) and from 2026 onwards.
The Below Zero Program Goals and Delivery Plan (PDF, 93.74KB) has been informed by:
- Previous versions of the Below Zero Program Strategic Plan (PDF, 360 KB)
- A baseline survey into attitudes (PDF, 1,515 KB) towards climate change and emissions reduction
- University-wide and public consultations (PDF, 475 KB)
Below Zero Advisory Committee
| Name | Role | Position on Committee |
|---|---|---|
| Ms Naomi Flutter | ANU Pro-Chancellor and Council member and Executive GM, Corporate Affairs, Wesfarmers | Co-chair |
| Professor Frank Jotzo | Director, Centre for Climate Economics & Policy – ANU Crawford School of Public Policy, Head of Energy, Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions – ANU | Co-chair |
| Ms Sophia Hamblin Wang | ACT Climate Change Council member, COO of Mineral Carbonisation International | External member |
| Dr Ken Henry | Former Treasury Secretary | External member |
| Mr Geoffrey Rutledge | Deputy Director-General, Environment, Water and Emissions Reduction – ACT Government | External member |
| Ms Lucy Arthur | Director – Centre for Learning and Teaching | ANU member |
| Professor Andrew MacIntosh | Professor – ANU College of Law | ANU member |
| Professor Mark Howden | Director, Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions – ANU | Ex officio member |
| Wren Somerville | ANUSA Environment Officer | Ex officio member |