Climate crisis: many universities have no target date to cut emissions to net zero

Over the past 15 years, UCC has reduced its energy use by 27%, a spokesman said. Picture: Denis Minihane

Almost half of universities worldwide committed to taking climate action have yet to set a target date to reach net-zero emissions.

That’s according to a new report from Times Higher Education (THE) published on Thursday, looking at how universities are performing in the race to net-zero emissions.