UN Sustainable Development Goal 13
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita on the CityUHK campus
The immediate focus is carbon reduction through the energy efficiency of both new and existing buildings.
1.48tCO2e
2018/19 baseline year
1.39tCO2e
2024/25
6.08% vs baseline
The indicator is measured per capita rather than per floor area, so the effect of a growing campus population on emissions is reflected rather than averaged away by new buildings.
1,099
Publications
2.57
Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI)
926
Publications with International Collaborations
27
SDG 13 Related Courses
Research portfolio Explore CityUHK’s SDG Research Portfolio Discover individual researcher profiles, specific publications and citation data mapped directly to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Explore the portfolio 
The postgraduate programme Master of Social Sciences in Sustainability and Development Studies equips students with interdisciplinary knowledge and practical skills in sustainability strategies and policies and ESG governance.
Professor Benjamin Horton set out eight public strategies for the region: invest in climate science; accelerate renewable energy; transform urban mobility; green and cool the built environment; strengthen coastal resilience; engage communities through education and youth leadership; improve governance and transparency; and explore carbon capture and the circular economy.
GE1301 “Climate Change and Extreme Weather” is a Gateway Education course open to every undergraduate, whatever their major. It covers historical climate change, sea-level rise, El Niño, tropical cyclones and mitigation strategies, equipping all students to take part in debate on global environmental change and societal adaptation.
A standing programme of distinguished lectures, colloquiums and seminars advancing climate scholarship on campus — from “The Role of Climate System Inertia in Shaping Hysteresis under Mitigation Scenarios” and “Microbial Solutions to Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Pollution” to “Sustainability and Carbon Neutrality 2.0” and National Ecology Day 2024.
