Goal 13: Climate action
SDG 13 is divided into several sub-goals. It provides for strengthening resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards (13.1), mainstreaming climate action into national policies and strategies (13.2), and improving human and institutional capacities in the field of climate change mitigation and adaptation (13.3).
Internationally, this is to be achieved by jointly mobilising 100 billion US dollars annually by 2020 from private and public sources to support developing countries (13.a), as well as promoting planning and management capacities in the least developed countries (13.b).
![Goal 13: Climate action. Eye with the earth as an iris on a dark green background.](/storages/nachhaltigkeit/_processed_/a/a/csm_SDG_icons_EN-13_16a9bdf06f.jpg)
News on climate action
Birdhouses on the campus
In April, nesting boxes were installed on various trees on campus. Native bird species will find even more places to retreat at the university.
![Zwei Männer stehen lachend vor einem Baum, an dem ein Vogelhaus hängt.](/storages/nachhaltigkeit/_processed_/5/8/csm_Vogelhaus-gemeinsam1_87b5c52ebf.jpg)
More climate-friendly business trips
Since this year, an amendment to the NRW state travel expenses law has made it easier to go on business trips in a more climate-friendly way.
![Passport On a blue suitcase is a passport.](/storages/zentraler_bilderpool/_processed_/e/8/csm_passport-gd89d0b43a_1920_970f8bd8d7.jpg)
Paper Consumption at TU Dortmund
TU's paper consumption has fallen sharply in recent years due to the pandemic. The proportion of recycled paper has stagnated at 36% percent.
Switch to green electricity
TU Dortmund University is improving its carbon footprint and will be purchasing certified green electricity from 100% renewable energy sources.
![Power pole A power pole from below with blue sky in the background.](/storages/zentraler_bilderpool/_processed_/8/c/csm_Strommast_fa0570bda5.jpg)
Job tickets
One goal of the sustainability strategy is to increase the number of job tickets for public transport to 500.
![H-Bahn_05 The H-Bahn is running and is surrounded by trees in autumnal colors.](/storages/zentraler_bilderpool/_processed_/3/8/csm_H-Bahn-herbstlich_0ad08b9350.jpg)
Visualise paper consumption
The paper consumption and the proportion of recycled paper at the university should be documented, visually processed and communicated.
![Charts_03 On a table are pads and sheets, a tray used by one hand.](/storages/zentraler_bilderpool/_processed_/e/2/csm_Daten_Auswerten_5ae2d274c1.jpg)
More climate-friendly business trips
Employees should be able to voluntarily undertake not to travel by plane or car on business trips of up to 1000km.
![H-Bahn_01 The H-Bahn is in a station and the sky in the background is blue.](/storages/zentraler_bilderpool/_processed_/c/2/csm_H_Bahn-Station_c2abb6e138.jpg)
Use of paper
To reduce paper, administration and teaching are increasingly being digitised.
![Workspace Laptop and notebook on a desk.](/storages/zentraler_bilderpool/_processed_/d/e/csm_Arbeitsplatz-Schreibtisch-Laptop-Notizen_d1704cf7cc.jpg)
Climate neutral shipping
Since 2010, TU Dortmund University has been using climate-neutral GoGreen products and services from Deutsche Post DHL.
![letter box Someone posts a letter.](/storages/zentraler_bilderpool/_processed_/8/c/csm_Fristenbriefkasten_750c642f3e.jpg)