Climate Action Strategy 2025-2028

In line with the DfE Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy, UTC Portsmouth has developed a Climate Action Strategy to reduce its environmental footprint, particularly in the drive to achieve net zero.

Through education we have the privilege to be able to engage directly with children and young people who:

  • are passionate about the natural world.

  • want to do their best to protect it.

  • can influence their wider communities.

Through their learned and lived experiences, we will provide opportunities to develop a broad knowledge and understanding of the importance of nature, sustainability and the causes and impact of climate change and to translate this knowledge into positive action and solutions.

Vision:

UTC Portsmouth believes that we have the opportunity to teach and inspire, we have a responsibility to educate our children and their communities and provide them with the skills needed in a future world damaged by climate change. UTC Portsmouth has committed to the ambitious target of becoming carbon neutral by 2050.

Strategic Aims:

UTC Portsmouth will focus on reducing the carbon output in scope 1 (Emissions from activities owned or controlled by UTC Portsmouth. Examples include emissions from combustion in owned or controlled boilers) and scope 2 (Emissions from own consumption of purchased electricity i.e. Heating, lighting and cooling).

UTC Portsmouth will seek to work with partners in the supply chain who share a similar ambition to reducing carbon in scope 3 (Emissions that are as a consequence of UTC Portsmouth actions, but the source is not owned or controlled, and which are not classed as scope 2 emissions. For example, uniform manufacturing and commuting).

UTC Portsmouth will use a milestone approach when reducing carbon emissions and will do this through the UTC Portsmouth Climate Action Plan.

The Climate Action Plan has been developed with 4 key action areas driving this change:

  • Decarbonisation: Calculating and taking actions to reduce carbon emissions, such as becoming more energy efficient.

  • Adaptation and Resilience: Plans to reduce or adapt to risks resulting from climate change.

  • Biodiversity: Engaging with outdoor projects.

  • Climate Education, Training and Jobs: Ensuring UTC Portsmouth is providing education about climate change and that teaching staff are supported to do so