Aston University aims to graduate to net zero status by 2028 following £35m funding boost

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Investment plans include Green Energy Centre that is expected to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 90 per cent against a 2005 baseline

Aston University in Birmingham has been awarded a £35.5m grant from the UK Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme to support plans to build a Green Energy Centre and deliver on its ambitions to a net zero...

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