Climate Commission

The Senate Climate Commission was established in March 2022. The founding members work on an interim basis until the first regular election.

News

In its meeting on 12.07.2023, the OVGU Senate approved the draft resolution of the Senate Commission on Climate to concretise the goal of net greenhouse gas neutrality. More information on this and the exact resolution can be found here.

Mission of the commission

Support of the university management, faculties, central institutions as well as administration in climate-relevant decisions
Preparation of senate drafts and statements on climate-relevant aspects

Next Meeting

13.02.2024, 09 a.m. - online
- Place: Fakultätszentrum der FWW (G22A-225) or online: https://ovgu.zoom.us/j/68722815385 ; Kenncode: 544339
- Public meeting: Interested persons are welcome (speaking rights available by request to a member)

Members & Operation

Meetings are one time per month
Working group meetings according to individual arrangement

Climate neutrality

Mobility survey

Business travel

Bicycle transportation

Every OVGU member can actively participate in the working groups! Feel free to write us:

Activities

Working Groups: Senate proposal greenhouse gas neutrality; commute mobility; business travel; bicycle transportation; public relation; energy saving, energy generation, reuse/refurbish.
Position paper on the establishment of the non-permanent senate commission on climate was prepared
- Senate approval in March 2022 and establishment of Senate Climate Commission by resolution
A draft of the rules of procedure for the Senate Commission on Climate has been prepared.
- Adoption of the rules of procedure at the constituent meeting of the commission on 24.03.2022
- Silke Rühmland (Head of the Sustainability Office) currently chairs and manages the organization
Idea pitch for a climate-neutral OVGU by the Students for Climate Justice supported by the Rectorate Commission Climate on 07.12.2021
- many ideas for mobility, campus redesign or combination of parking with electricity generation
- an idea for energy-efficient behavior of employees regarding the used IT-infrastructures
Climate protection management position
- Development of an integrated climate protection concept
- Energy and greenhouse gas balancing
- Initiation of measures, organization and stabilization of climate protection
- more informations about the Climate protection management you can find here
GHG balancing
- Introduction to GHG balancing & presentation of a tool
- Decision on a tool that can be used permanently is still pending
- Mobility WG: Survey on commuting + GHG balancing of business trips 2019 are in preparation