Climate objectives 2021-2045
KTH's climate objectives and measures 2021-2045.
Climate objectives
Overall climate objectives for the period 2025-2045: KTH is a leading technical university for climate transition and a climate-neutral society.
Sub-targets for education, research, and collaboration for 2025 - 2030
6.1 KTH is a leading technical university providing education within sustainable development and for a transition to a climate-neutral society.
6.2 KTH continues to be a leading technical university within research for a climate-neutral society. Results from KTH's climate research benefit society on a national and international level and contribute to achieving Sweden's climate targets of net zero emissions and global objectives linked to the Paris Agreement.
6.3 KTH is perceived by its stakeholders as a leading university for climate transition. This continues to be consolidated and developed further. The work is continuous and new objectives are developed during the period.
Overall quantitative objectives for emission reductions 2022-2045
The following are quantitative objectives for the entire organisation. The base year is 2015.
6.4 2022: KTH is climate-neutral regarding Scope 1 (direct emissions from KTH's own operations) and is clearly reducing emissions from Scope 2 (emissions from production of purchased electricity, heating and cooling).
6.5 2025: KTH is climate neutral regarding Scope 1 and 2.
6.6 2030: KTH has reduced its climate impact by 60% regarding Scope 1, 2, and 3 (emissions from other goods and services procured by KTH) per full-time equivalent compared with 2015.
6.7 2040: KTH has reduced its climate impact by 90% regarding Scope 1, 2, and 3 per full-time equivalent compared with 2015.
6.8 2045: KTH is climate neutral (Scope 1, 2, and 3).
6.9 After 2045, KTH has negative emissions.