Are universities failing to make the grade with their carbon targets?

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New research shows higher education sector's emissions increased last year for first time since 2010

English universities are falling further behind in their efforts to meet their own carbon goals and sector-wide targets set by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), according to a new...

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