Commitment

MPU actively responds to the national and Macao SAR government’s "dual carbon" initiative, leveraging our academic strengths and communal efforts to work towards the government’s target of achieving net-zero emissions by 2060. We align with the overall direction and objectives delineated in "Macao Long-term Carbon Reduction Strategy" (published by the Environmental Protection Bureau), which calls for implementing carbon reduction measures in sectors and phases, aiming to achieve the peak of carbon emissions before 2030, and prioritizing deep carbon reduction in the two major emission sectors of electricity and land transportation by 2050 to achieve near-zero emissions.

Climate Action

I. EDUCATION

OBJECTIVE 1: INTEGRATE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS INTO GENERAL EDUCATION STARTING FROM THE 2023 ACADEMIC YEAR

• Prepare to revise the general education curriculum framework in 2022. Arrange the content and resources for the learning module "Sustainable Development"
• Incorporate the learning module "Sustainable Development" into the curriculum of all undergraduate programmes starting from the 2023 academic year

OBJECTIVE 2: HOST AT LEAST 5 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION EVENTS ANNUALLY STARTING FROM 2024

• Develop an annual activity plan for each academic year
• Activities include exhibitions, workshops, volunteer services, targeting at students, staff and the public

OBJECTIVE 3: SUPPORT A STUDENT ORGANIZATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

• Prepare the arrangement and resources for the sustainable development student club in 2023
• Launch the club in 2024, recruit students to participate annually, and organize environmental protection and carbon reduction promotion activities every year

II. RESEARCH

OBJECTIVE 1: PUBLISH AT LEAST 30 RESEARCH PAPERS ON ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY* ANNUALLY BY 2026

• Formulate the sustainable development research directions and objectives for each faculty annually
• Keep on encouraging intervarsity and interdisciplinary collaboration in research and publication



OBJECTIVE 2: PRIORITISE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AI-DRIVEN ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS STARTING FROM 2021


• Promote smart city and environmental research through a joint laboratory established through international collaborations in 2023
• Continuously optimise the research outcomes of environmental technologies using AI techniques, and promote industry-academia-research applications

III. OPERATIONS

OBJECTIVE 1: COMPLETE CARBON FOOTPRINT ASSESSMENT AND FORMULATE CARBON REDUCTION MEASURES BY 2025

• Conduct a comprehensive assessment of carbon emissions from campus operations by the Sustainability Taskforce by the end of 2024
• Based on the assessment results, formulate specific carbon emission reduction measures by 2025 and achieve carbon emission peak by 2030
• Incorporate carbon reduction targets into the overall university strategy and operational planning

OBJECTIVE 2: REDUCE PER CAPITA WATER AND ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ON CAMPUS

• Keep on promoting water and electricity conservation awareness among faculty and students. Continue participating in Earth Hour annually
• Continue monitoring water and electricity consumption indicators monthly and implement optimization measures when appropriate
• Complete a study on the current state of water and electricity usage by 2024 to identify high-consumption areas

OBJECTIVE 3: RENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPLY ON CAMPUS BY 2026

• Complete the feasibility study and design plan for the solar power generation system by the end of 2025
• Install a photovoltaic system within the campus by 2026

*classified by Elsevier as research in SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), SDG 13 (Climate Action), SDG 14 (Life Below Water), SDG 15 (Life on Land).