Climate Action
Find out about our transformational climate action work as we implement our Climate Action Principles and embrace the concept of ‘whole institution’ change.
Climate change and the University of Bath
How we are tackling climate change, through cutting emissions and embedding climate action in how we do business, leading research and high quality teaching.
Our whole institution response to climate change
Click on our logo below to explore the four strands of our whole institution response to climate change in detail; Education, Research, Footprint and Partnerships.
Our Climate Action Principles
The University declared a climate emergency in 2022 and developed principles to guide our response to it. We report on our progress through our blog and in our annual Climate Action report.
University of Bath Climate Action Framework principles
The Climate Action Framework has 11 principles which set out our commitment to responding to climate change.
Climate Action Blog
We explore different aspects of our whole institution response and the views of our community in detail on our blog.
Annual energy and environment reports
Reports on our progress in meeting our carbon and sustainability targets.
News
The latest University climate and sustainability related news, including scientific research and initiatives within the University community.
Climate Action Survey results 2023: Students and staff united to drive strong action
The results of the Climate Action Survey 2023 are in… Students and staff are worried about the climate crisis and are eager to drive change, but need support.
Research projects investigating universal carbon accounting and net-zero concrete win funding
Two research projects led by Bath engineers get go-ahead from industrial decarbonisation centre IDRIC as part of £6 million funding round
University of Bath and B&NES partner on ambitious sustainable construction policies
University experts will monitor, analyse and investigate the implementation and industry response to new sustainable building policies.
Bath climate scientist Prof Lorraine Whitmarsh contributes to Greta Thunberg’s ‘The Climate Book’
Professor Whitmarsh and Dr Stuart Capstick write about the links between individual environmental actions and wider transformations across society.
ActNowFilm: young people in conversation with climate experts
A youth film produced by the University of Bath Institute for Policy Research (IPR) and Cambridge Zero, supported by the UK Universities Climate Network (UUCN).
No charge for oat or soy milk in hot drinks at our campus outlets
In response to your feedback, there is now no charge for oat or soya milk in hot drinks across all of our campus hospitality outlets.
Upcoming Events
Find out about upcoming events which explore responses to the Climate Emergency.
One Young World Bath 2023
18 Mar 2023 9.30am
10 East,
University of Bath
Join us for a day filled with inspirational speakers and engaging workshops based around the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
Collaborate with us
Get in touch with us to see how we can work together on sustainability and tackling climate change.
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) is a UK wide programme which enables companies to access knowledge, skills and technology from UK Universities.
Research facilities available for academic use, industry and businesses
Research facilities are available for testing and analysing research, with expert support from university staff.