Emergència Climàtica
Climate emergency
Tic Tac... the climate clock* is ticking
UPF’s commitment to tackling the current environmental emergency is laid out in the Planetary Wellbeing initiative and the UPF Climate Emergency Declaration.
The Planetary Wellbeing initiative encompasses all the actions UPF has taken to respond to this highly complex, global phenomenon. Because it is a public university, these actions include the creation and transfer of new multi-, inter- and cross-disciplinary knowledge to guide the implementation of wise policies and decisive actions.
At the same time, UPF is implementing specific measures and actions aimed at mitigating the impact of the university’s environmental footprint. These measures and actions are listed on this website with a view to engaging the university community and securing its support and commitment to them.
The impact of teleworking on the planet and human wellbeing
As a result of Covid-19, remote work has landed at the University. Teleworking has a very positive impact on the wellbeing of the planet, reducing greenhouse gas emissions emitted by the university community when traveling, although it also poses challenges for people's emotional and work wellbeing.
UPF has created a repository of resources to help create safe and comfortable work spaces at home, thus promoting the health and well-being of the University workers.
(*) The clock shows two numbers. The first, in red, is a timer, counting down how long it will take, at current rates of CO2 emissions, to keep global warming under the 1.5°C threshold. This is our deadline, the time we have left to take decisive action to keep warming under this threshold. The second number, in green, is tracking the growing percentage of the world’s energy currently supplied from renewable sources. This is our lifeline. Simply put, we need to get our lifeline to 100% before our deadline reaches 0.
