07 Apr 2022
GC Zero Nearing Completion
As our GC Zero project is nearing completion, a second rig is in place at Gloucester campus to progress the drilling after completing all 40 boreholes at our Cheltenham Campus.
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GC Zero
Join Gloucestershire College on its journey to carbon zero, as we work to make futures brighter and greener; protecting our planet through education.
Our ambition: carbon zero by 2030
The UK Government has committed to achieve net zero emissions by 2050; aiming to improve the environment within a generation and leave it in a better state than we found it.
Gloucestershire College pledges to become carbon zero much sooner than this. We are the first college in the country to drive decarbonisation; aiming to deliver net zero campuses by 2030 and operate renewably and responsibly across our three campuses in Cheltenham, Cinderford and Gloucester, including our resources, facilities and transport links.
We are committed to engaging and educating our staff, students and the wider community on the importance of acting now for climate change, and how we can all work together to help save our planet.
The world is changing dramatically. Climate change is affecting every country on every continent. People are now experiencing the impact of human activity and rising greenhouse gas emissions, which are at their highest levels in our history.
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03 Feb 2022
GC Zero Picking Up the Pace
As the pace of the ambitious GC Zero project picks up speed, both campuses now have two drilling rigs in operation and are making great headway in the task of drilling 40 boreholes at each site.
04 Nov 2021
Universities and Colleges Across the World take Climate Action Ahead of COP26
Gloucestershire College has joined 1049 universities and colleges from 68 countries who have pledged to half their emissions by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050, impacting over 10 million students and showing the education sector’s leadership ahead of COP26 in Glasgow, UK.
19 Oct 2021
Gloucestershire College rolls out GC Zero project at Gloucester campus
Gloucestershire College (GC) continues to lead the way in education by pledging to become carbon-neutral across all its campuses, in line with UK government’s commitment to improve the environment within a generation by 2050.