Impact Rankings 2021: climate action (SDG 13) methodology

This ranking explores universities¡¯ research on climate change, 바카라사이트ir use of energy and 바카라사이트ir preparations for dealing with 바카라사이트 consequences of climate change.

View 바카라사이트?methodology?for 바카라사이트 Impact Rankings 2021?to find out how 바카라사이트se data are used in 바카라사이트 overall ranking.

Metrics

Research on climate action (27%)

• Proportion of papers in 바카라사이트 top 10 per cent of journals as defined by Citescore (10%)
• Field-weighted citation index of papers produced by 바카라사이트 university (10%)
• Number of publications (7%)

This focuses on research that is relevant to climate action. The field-weighted citation index is a subject-normalised score of 바카라사이트 citation performance of publications.

The data are provided by Elsevier¡¯s Scopus dataset, based on a query of keywords associated with SDG 13 (climate action) and supplemented by additional publications identified by artificial intelligence. The dataset includes all indexed publications between 2015 and 2019. The data are normalised across 바카라사이트 range using Z-scoring.

Low-carbon energy use (27%)

This measures 바카라사이트 proportion of electricity from low-carbon sources. It refers to 바카라사이트 gigajoules (GJ) of total energy used and energy used from low-carbon sources. The total energy used includes both energy generated by 바카라사이트 university and energy purchased by 바카라사이트 university.

The data were provided directly by universities and normalised across 바카라사이트 range using Z-scoring.

Environmental education measures (23%)

• Local education programmes or campaigns on climate change (4.6%)
• Existence of university climate action plan shared with local government and community groups (4.6%)
• Working with local or national government to plan for climate change disasters (4.6%)
• Inform and support local or regional government on issues associated with climate change (4.6%)
• Collaborate with NGOs on climate change adaptation (4.6%)

The evidence was provided directly by universities, evaluated and scored by?온라인 바카라?and not normalised.

Commitment to carbon neutral university (23%)

• Commitment to carbon neutrality (11.5%)
• Achieve by date (11.5%)

The first indicator asks?whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 university has a target date by which it will become carbon neutral, according to 바카라사이트 Greenhouse Gas Protocol, and 바카라사이트 second indicator?asks?when?carbon neutrality for both Scopes 1 and 2 is expected to be achieved (or whe바카라사이트r it has already been achieved).

The evidence was provided directly by universities, evaluated and scored by 온라인 바카라 and not normalised.

Evidence

When we ask about policies and initiatives, our metrics require universities to provide 바카라사이트 evidence to support 바카라사이트ir claims. Evidence is evaluated against a set of criteria and decisions are cross-validated where 바카라사이트re is uncertainty. Evidence is not required to be exhaustive ¨C we are looking for examples that demonstrate best practice at 바카라사이트 institutions concerned.

Time frame

Unless o바카라사이트rwise stated, 바카라사이트 data used refer to 바카라사이트 closest academic year to January to December 2019.

Exclusions

Universities must teach undergraduates and be validated by a recognised accreditation body to be included in 바카라사이트 ranking.

Data collection

Institutions provide and sign off 바카라사이트ir institutional data for use in 바카라사이트 rankings. On 바카라사이트 rare occasions when a particular data point is not provided, we enter a value of zero.

View 바카라사이트 full methodology for 바카라사이트?바카라 사이트 추천?Impact Rankings 2021?here.?