Climate neutrality path

Since the implementation of the environmental management system in accordance with EMAS and ISO 14001, environmentally relevant data – known as indicators – have been collected annually in order to quantify environmental aspects and impacts and to identify opportunities for improving environmental performance. 

In November 2023, the mdw Rectorate adopted the mdw Roadmap to Climate Neutrality.

In phase 1, the mdw has set itself the goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% by 2030 compared to the reference year. The calculation is based on the greenhouse gas balance sheet with data from 2018, created using the ClimCalc accounting tool.

The mdw's long-term climate neutrality goal is to reduce emissions by at least 80% compared to the reference year by 2040 (phase 2) and to offset unavoidable residual emissions through climate protection projects.

Taking into account an estimated growth of 10% in the areas of teaching and research, administrative staff, etc., this results in a baseline of 4,683 tonnes of CO2-e total emissions.

Progress

The following charts show the development of mdw's greenhouse gas emissions in the categories of energy, materials and mobility (business trips/outgoings and commuting) since 2018. The green marks indicate the reduction target in percent.