In connection with VSNU, TU/e wants to lower their energy consumption by thirty percent as well as reduce their CO₂ emission before 2020. The first step towards lowering the CO₂ emission is by mapping TU/e’s current emission levels.
TU/e uses close to 40 million kWh worth of electricity, which is enough to provide 13,000 households with electricity for a whole year, says a <link http: www.tue.nl en university about-the-university sustainability co2-footprint _blank external-link-new-window external link in new>web page on the subject.