【国立和公立大学率先发布】东京都公立大学法人 发布气候紧急状态宣言~为实现可持续发展的社会做贡献~

 近年来,由于人类排放大量的温室气体,导致全球暖化越来越严重,每年都有极端天气发生。在这种背景下,世界各国都着手解决气候危机,为了2050年实现碳中和(温室气体排放量和吸收量合计为零的状态),宣布进入气候紧急状态。
 对于人类直面严重气候危机的现状,东京都公立大学法人以2050年实现碳中和为目标、为实现可持续发展的社会做贡献,率先发布了气候紧急状态宣言

Climate Emergency Declaration by
the Tokyo Metropolitan Public University Corporation

With humankind facing a serious climate crisis, the Tokyo Metropolitan Public University Corporation hereby declares a climate emergency in order to take the initiative in contributing to the realization of a sustainable society and to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

We will:

  1. Develop action plans for mitigation and adaptation of the climate change and reflect these activities in our operations as well as in education, research, and campus life.
  2. Collaborate widely with government and local authorities, other university corporations and related organizations, the general public, and private sector corporations.
  3. Develop human resources who will tackle the challenge of achieving carbon neutrality.
  4. Collaborate and cooperate with three educational institutions and promote efforts for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) including the climate change, by working with faculty, staff and students throughout the Corporation.

July 16, 2021
YAMAMOTO Ryoichi, Chairperson, Tokyo Metropolitan Public University Corporation
OHASHI Takaya, President, Tokyo Metropolitan University
KAWATA Seiichi, President, Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology
WATANABE Kazuhito, Principal, Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology

※全文请参阅《东京都公立大学法人 气候紧急状态宣言》(附英文译本)。 
※本宣言通过征集本法人运营的东京都立大学、东京都立产业技术大学院大学、东京都立产业技术高等专门学校的教职员工和学生等的意见制作而成。

今后的措施

作为基于气候紧急状态宣言的措施,今后东京都公立大学法人将率先制定2050年实现碳中和的行动计划,同时加入2021年7月29日设立的“为实现碳中和做贡献的大学等的联盟”,通过加强调查研究功能、发布环境报告书,为实现可持续发展的社会做贡献。