Chiba University of Commerce
Initiatives for SDGs

2022.02.24

"100% Renewable Energy University" Progress Report and Initiatives [FY2021]

Chiba University of Commerce is working to become a 100% natural energy university by generating electricity from renewable energy sources equivalent to the campus' total energy consumption, including electricity and gas.
We achieved environmental goal 1, "100% reduction in power consumption," in 2019, and are now aiming to achieve environmental goal 2, "100% reduction in energy consumption," by fiscal 2023.
We will report on our progress and initiatives for fiscal 2021.

Chiba University of Commerce "Environmental and Energy Initiatives"

Achievement status

Initiatives toward becoming a 100% renewable energy university and related major developments (FY2021)

April 2021	We have expressed our support for the "JCI Message Calling on the Japanese Government to Set Ambitious 2030 Targets to Realize the Paris Agreement," issued by the Japan Climate Initiative (JCI), of which we have been a member since September 2018.
June 2021	The Renewable Energy University League, with President as its representative organizer, was established. It brings together universities from across Japan with the goal of reducing the environmental impact of university activities through the use of natural energy and other measures, aiming for decarbonization.
June 2021	Yoshiko Hirata, Visiting Associate Professor Science Academy who is working to phase out coal-fired power generation, has been awarded the 2021 Goldman Environmental Prize. She is the third Japanese person to receive the prize in 23 years and the first Japanese woman to receive the prize.
July 2021	The student group SONE held a water sprinkling event on campus to raise awareness of energy conservation.
July 2021	Participated in the "Coalition of Universities and Other Institutions Contributing to Achieving Carbon Neutrality."
July to December 2021	The 7th Nationwide High School Students Environmental Speech Contest - Thoughts in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic - was held for high school students interested in the environment, with two themes: "Natural Energy and Our Future" and "What We Can Do Now for the SDGs."
December 2021	It was announced that battery storage equipment will be installed in campus buildings from February 2022. This will allow electricity generated by rooftop solar panels to be used as an emergency power source in the event of a disaster.