Think green at RMIT

RMIT University is committed to reducing its carbon footprint and providing a safe and "green" university for students and staff.

RMIT is fostering a "think green" culture within the University community and beyond and encourages staff, students and the general public to make changes in their day-to-day lives, both at work and at home, to minimise their impact on the environment.

Data and targets

  • RMIT produced 64,608 t-CO2 of greenhouse gas emissions in 2011
  • ATN greenhouse gas reduction target of 25% by 2020, based on 2007 levels
  • We need to save approximately 175kg CO2-e per student to reach the 2020 target.

Latest news

People and the planet
Globalisation and climate change - two of the overarching issues facing the world today - will be the subject of a major international conference to be held in Melbourne on 2-4 July.
13/06/2013

Keep it clean
When Simon Lockrey was flown to Hobart to explain life cycle assessment to staff at the Australian Antarctic Division, he didn't expect to strike such an instant chord.
13/06/2013

Talking the torque
When Karl Benz put the world's first cars into production with his four-stroke internal combustion engine, he probably didn't imagine that technology would still be driving vehicles nearly 130 years on.
13/06/2013