Powering Change, Protecting the Planet and Greening the Future

Low Carbon Energy Tracking

USU calculates the amount of low-carbon energy reported annually in the Greenmetric report. USU also calculates the carbon footprint of energy use for electricity, campus buses, cars and motorbikes. USU has calculated the amount of energy used in 2023 at 2891.092 Giga Joules with 53.543 Giga Joules being low-carbon energy.

Total Energy Used

The source of power energy used by USU predominantly comes from state-owned power plants, namely PLN. PLN has a target of a new renewable energy mix of 23% by 2030 and currently, the new renewable energy mix by PLN is 12.16%. Therefore, USU uses energy sources from PLN, USU also contributes to using new renewable energy.

Total Energy Used from Low-Carbon Sources

USU actively participates in supporting the use of low-carbon energy to achieve sustainable development. One of the efforts made is to substitute some energy sources to new renewable energy such as solar panels, hydropower, wind power and biomass through pyrolysis devices. In addition, the use of electric motorbikes and USU bicycles is also an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector.

Local Education Programmes on Climate

USU through the LPPM unit has determined that community service topics must include SDG 13 as stated in the Community Service Guidelines Edition 7 of 2023. Community service programs are in the form of socialization, workshops, increasing community literacy in dealing with risks, impacts, adaptation, and mitigation of climate change.

Climate Action Plan, shared

USU carries out action plans in order to mitigate climate change such as planting trees through collaboration with PT PELINDO I. In the process of accepting new students in 2023, USU also carries out a tree planting agenda. USU also has a PUI Mangrove where one of its routine agendas is to carry out mangrove rehabilitation. Tree planting is an effective strategy to mitigate climate change and increase environmental resilience. One of USU's collaborations with the Medan City government is in the construction of retention ponds to overcome flooding due to climate change.

Co-operative Planning for Climate Change Disasters

USU collaborates with USAID and the North Sumatra provincial government in order to conduct a study related to flood mitigation in Medan City. In addition, USU through the competence and expertise of lecturers collaborates with district/city governments to become experts in compiling greenhouse gas emission inventories to design adaptation and mitigation actions against climate change.

Inform and Support Government

USU, through community service activities, created an innovation in the form of the AR Card Techtonic Card which aims to provide socialization to students regarding early warnings when an earthquake occurs.

Environmental Education Collaborate With NGO

USU's collaboration with NGOs in climate change adaptation is in the form of a public discussion with Green Justice Indonesia (GJI). GJI is an NGO that works to fight for social, ecological, economic justice and encourages all parties to be responsible for climate change and improve its impacts by fighting for policies and actions that emphasize adaptation to climate change and ensuring community rights. USU has also collaborated with YAGASU since 2022 starting from the independent curriculum, sending YAGASU staff to study at USU's Masters in Environmental Management and collaborative research with USU lecturers. Yagasu (Sumatran Elephant Foundation) is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that focuses on nature conservation and environmental and climate change mitigation and empowering local communities through mangrove forest restoration on the coast of Sumatra and Java.

Commitment to Carbon Neutral University

USU is committed to achieving carbon neutrality with scope 1, scope 2, and scope 3 partially with a target achievement in 2029. This commitment is stated in the Rector's Circular Letter No. 1 of 2023 concerning ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND THE COMMITMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH SUMATERA TO BECOME A GREEN, SUSTAINABLE, AND CARBON NEUTRALITY CAMPUS IN 2029. USU has implemented several GHG emission reduction actions through go ride electricity, renewable energy, retention ponds, eco brick and eco enzyme festivals.

Achieve by Date

USU has a commitment stated in the Rector's Circular Letter no. 1 of 2023 to achieve carbon neutrality with scope 1, scope 2, and scope 3 partially with a target achievement in 2029.

Amount of Low Carbon Energy Used Across The University

Universitas Sumatera Utara as one of largest university in Indonesia have been promoting the use of low carbon energy, the efforts made by USU including the usage of the renewable energy resources such as solar panel, wind turbine and water turbine as an alternative for producing electricity, and USU using zero emmision vehicles for public transport such as bycicle and electric bike, and else. USU have been measuring the amount of energy they used on year 2022, they used 20.754,37 Giga Joule of total energy and from that amount they used 156,82 from low carbon sources.

Total Energy Used

USU being one of the largest universities in Indonesia, has actively advocated for the adoption of low-carbon energy. USU's initiatives involve harnessing renewable energy sources like solar panels, wind turbines, and water turbines to generate electricity. Additionally, USU employs zero-emission vehicles, such as bicycles and electric bikes, for public transportation. In the year 2022, USU carefully measured its energy consumption, revealing a total usage of 20,754.37 Giga Joules.

Total Energy Used from Low-Carbon Sources

Universitas Sumatera Utara, one of the largest universities in Indonesia, has been actively advocating for the adoption of low-carbon energy. USU's initiatives involve utilizing renewable energy sources like solar panels, wind turbines, and water turbines as alternatives for electricity production. Moreover, USU employs zero-emission vehicles, such as bicycles and electric bikes, for public transportation. In 2022, USU meticulously measured its energy consumption, revealing a total usage of 20,754.37 Giga Joules, with 156.82 Giga Joules sourced from low-carbon alternatives.

Local Education Programmes or Campaigns on Climate Change

Universitas Sumatera Utara have been cariied out programs related to climate change such as holding a roadshow climate innovation league, introducing green campus building program to local high school, persuade USU's students to maintain the environment, and also socialize the programs to mass public. several of internship students on USU accompanied with USU's lecturer also took an action to prevent abrasion by planting trees.

Climate Action Plan with Local Government and Local Community Groups

USU have been cooporating with government for executing climate action program such as cooperating with minister of human development and culture (KEMENKO) together with many representatives from many colleges on tree planting program on USU, as one of movement that have been lanched by President Joko Widodo titled "Gerakan Nasional Revolusi Mental" other than that, USU also cooperate with Sumatera Utara regional police (Polda SUMUT) to celebrate Hari Penanaman Pohon Indonesia 2022 by doing tree planting action. USU also let their interns participate on this climate action program by cooperating with locals by doing Kuliah Kerja Nyata Tematik program.

Co-operative Planning for Climate Change Disasters

USU have been partnered with government, non-profit foundation, multilateral organization, non-governmental organization and companies, on their Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) program called Program Proyek Kemanusiaan also on 2021 USU had formed committee in order to raise their research that focused on the usage of carbon.

Inform and Support Government in Local Climate Change

USU had been collaborated with government on climate action activities such as BMKG, Sumatera Utara's BPPD dan TAGANA social service Medan city. Activities on this program includes the lectures to raise the knowledge and the awareness of the society about climate and disaster. in USU these activities is represented by Lembaga Pengabdian Pada Masyarakat (LPPM) USU which their purpose is focused on dedication toward public.

Collaborate with NGO's on Climate Adaptation

Regarding the collaboration with Non-Governmental Organization, on 2022 USU had signed a Momerandum of Understanding (MoU) with one of NGO called Yayasan Gajah Sumatera (YAGASU) that have been established since 2001 which dedicated on elephant and forest conservation. since 2005 in response of Aceh tsunami they changed their name to YAGASU aceh to be more focused on aceh recovery, and from 2009 they had began on expanding their field of activities to 8 field.

Carbon Neutral According to The Greenhouse Gas Protocol

To create green campus on USU and supporting SDG's, the rector of USU had created long term plan that started from 2015 till 2039 and Strategic plan which started from 2020 till 2024, rector also issued rector's decree No. 3 year 2019 about Green Campus Movement on Universitas Sumatera Utara, USU's rector also participate on government's program called INDONESIA's Forestry and Other Land Use (FOLU) Net SInk 2030 and explaining their strategy and plan to reduce the carbon emmision until 2030.

Carbon Neutral Achieve by

Through the rector's decree number 3 on year 2019 USU had started movement called "Green Campus Movement on Universitas Sumatera Utara Environment" , USU's target for energy saving is 20% and water savings of 10%.

Total Energy Used From Low-Carbon Sources

37,843

Total Energy Used

10,283,770

The literacy improvement program related to climate change and disasters is carried out through seminars and workshops conducted by USU or USU lecturers as resource persons in activities carried out by local governments. Several studies by USU lecturers are also related to climate change, starting from the inventory of GHG emissions, mitigating climate change through mangrove restoration and new and renewable energy alternatives. In addition, the USU LP has also created a special research scheme for the USU Eco-Green Campus, one of which is Energy and Climate Change

Total Energy Used From Low-Carbon Sources

42,998

Total Energy Used

10,283,770

The literacy improvement program related to climate change and disasters is carried out through seminars and workshops conducted by USU or USU lecturers as resource persons in activities carried out by local governments. Several studies by USU lecturers are also related to climate change, starting from the inventory of GHG emissions, mitigating climate change through mangrove restoration and new and renewable energy alternatives. In addition, the USU LP has also created a special research scheme for the USU Eco-Green Campus, one of which is Energy and Climate Change

In the framework of the National Mental Revolution Movement initiated by the Ministry of Human Development and Culture, USU together with the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture carried out tree planting at USU in the form of implementing concrete actions to plant ten million trees. In addition, USU also has a Center for Excellence in Innovation that is specifically engaged in the mangrove sector. USU's PUI Mangrove has done a lot of community service, especially in mangrove restoration activities as a form of real action in climate change

The literacy improvement program related to climate change and disasters is carried out through seminars and workshops conducted by USU or USU lecturers as resource persons in activities carried out by local governments. Several studies by USU lecturers are also related to climate change, starting from the inventory of GHG emissions, mitigating climate change through mangrove restoration and new and renewable energy alternatives. In addition, the USU LP has also created a special research scheme for the USU Eco-Green Campus, one of which is Energy and Climate Change.

Climate change triggers hydrometeorological disasters such as floods. USU under the auspices of LPPM initiated community service activities related to flood management by creating community service schemes related to disaster mitigation stages I and II, especially related to flood management in North Sumatra. Community service topics ranging from flood disaster mitigation training, training on making bio pore and infiltration wells and preparing flood volunteers

The Community Service Institute cooperates with the Ministry of Environment and Forestry to restore peat ecosystems. Studies related to critical land and protection of areas around rivers and Lake Toba with drinking water companies. Flood mitigation with USAID and PTPN IV as well as energy audit and verification of environmental management performance with PT PLN and PT Pertamina.

USU Strategic Plan (Renstra) 2020 - 2034 it is stated that USU's center of excellence is TALENTA (Tropical Science and Medicine, Agroindustry, Local Wisdom, Energy (sustainable), Natural Resources (biodiversity, forest, marine, mine, tourism), Technology (appropriate) and Arts (ethnic). From this center of excellence there is a target for the Energy (sustainable) section

The achievement targets for Scope 1, 2, and 3 related to the GHG Protocol do not yet exist but can be guided by strategic plans such as targets in the UI Greenmetric ranking. In addition, in the USU Chancellor's Regulation No. 3 of 2019 concerning the Implementation of the Green Campus Movement in the USU Environment in Article 7, it is explained that the target for energy savings at USU is 20% and water savings are 10%. So for the year, the achievement target is adjusted to USU's RJP until 2035.