Our campus wide, year-long energy awareness campaign Switch Off 2010 launched last week with support from the Vice Chancellor, Professor Chris Brink and Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Portfolio Holder for Sustainable Development, Professor Tony Stevenson.

Switch Off 2010 is about switching off lighting and electrical equipment whenever it is not in use, in an attempt to reduce energy consumption on campus.

The campaign is part of the University’s 10:10 efforts, to reduce its CO2 emissions by 10% in 2010.

Throughout the year, Switch off 2010 will focus on one University building per week using various communications including email, display stands and banners. There will also be a drop in lunch session and roadshow in every building to encourage discussion about energy use. The launch last week was in the Agriculture Buiding and this week we are in the Robinson Library Building.

Look out for our banners appearing on campus to track the progress of Switch Off 2010!

Find out more about Switch Off 2010 at ncl.ac.uk/switchoff2010

If you haven’t been in touch with us and would like to arrange for Switch Off 2010 to be in your building for a specific week please let us know by emailing to saveit@ncl.ac.uk