13.3.2 Climate Action Plan, shared

In 2025, Srinakharinwirot University (SWU) has a university Climate Action Plan that sets out how it measures, plans and reduces its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related climate impacts. The plan is built on the "SWU Carbon Neutrality 2040" commitment and the SWU Zero Carbon policy, and covers energy efficiency, renewable energy, sustainable transport, waste management, green spaces and climate resilience. In 2025, SWU measured its GHG emissions to guide the plan, and shared its climate action plan, commitments and knowledge with local government and local community groups around its campuses.

1. University Climate Action Plan

1.1) Target: SWU declared its commitment to "SWU Carbon Neutrality 2040" on 12 July 2024 at the Asok Montri Concert and Performance Hall, Innovation Building, Prasarnmit Campus. The commitment is formalised through a memorandum of understanding between the central administration and all faculties, colleges, institutes and offices of the university, and remains in place in 2025. Its target is aligned with Thailand’s national goals of carbon neutrality by 2050 and net zero GHG emissions by 2065.

Figure 1. SWU Carbon Neutrality 2040 declaration ceremony, 12 July 2024.

Source: https://rankings.swu.ac.th/swu-sdgs/sdg-13/1341

1.2) Policy and reduction measures: The plan is put into practice through the Policy on Carbon Neutrality (Carbon Neutral – Scope 1) by 2050 and Achieving Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2065 (SWU Zero Carbon) and Waste Separation within the University (SWU Zero Waste), announced on 13 December 2024 by the Acting President of SWU and applied across all university areas throughout 2025. The policy sets an annual target to reduce the university’s GHG emissions by 5% (item 3). To meet it, the university reduces electricity and tap water use by 5% each year and replaces lighting and air conditioners with energy-saving equipment (item 1), plants trees and increases green spaces every year (item 2), promotes solar cells and floating solar systems and works with external agencies on energy conservation (item 4), renovates and constructs buildings to energy-saving guidelines (item 5), treats and reuses wastewater (item 6), and reduces general waste by 10% each year through waste separation (items 7–9).

Figure 2. SWU Zero Carbon / SWU Zero Waste policy, announced on 13 December 2024 by the Acting President of Srinakharinwirot University.

Source: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RfkRyrs-IJXZ1DNKW3evwUw8CyXDzgLQ/view

1.3) Implementation and monitoring: The plan identifies the actions, responsible units, performance indicators and monitoring arrangements for each area of work. University units propose and carry out measures to reduce GHG emissions and increase carbon capture on campus, and record data on buildings, electricity, waste and water to build a university-wide GHG emissions database. The GHG inventory and other environmental data are used to plan actions and to evaluate progress towards the university’s climate objectives. SWU reports its actions on energy and climate change, waste and transportation publicly through its UI GreenMetric evidence pages.

Source: https://greenuniversity.swu.ac.th/swu-ui-green/energy-climate

Source: https://greenuniversity.swu.ac.th/swu-ui-green/waste

Source: https://greenuniversity.swu.ac.th/swu-ui-green/transportation

2. Climate risk assessment and adaptation

The Climate Action Plan also addresses adaptation. SWU’s Climate Risk Assessment (CRA) framework for the Prasarnmit and Ongkharak campuses combines climate risk assessment with impact chain analysis, based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report (IPCC AR6) and the Climate Risk Sourcebook. Following IPCC AR6, climate risk arises from the interaction of hazard, exposure and vulnerability, where vulnerability covers sensitivity to harm and the capacity to cope with and adapt to climate impacts. The framework looks at how higher temperatures, heavy rainfall, flooding and drought may affect people, infrastructure, university operations, teaching and learning, research and ecosystem services, and at the university’s capacity to respond and recover. Each component is assessed with its own indicators, which gives a scientific basis for setting priority risks and adaptation measures for each campus.

Figure 3. SWU climate risk assessment framework: climate hazards, exposure, vulnerability, climate risk, and adaptation and risk management.

Three impact chains are used for stakeholder consultation and data collection on both campuses: (1) heatwaves and extreme heat, (2) extreme rainfall and urban flooding, and (3) drought and rainfall variability. Each chain links the climate hazard to its intermediate impacts, exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity, potential climate risks and potential adaptation measures, such as shaded and green spaces, upgraded drainage, flood response protocols and water-saving systems.

Figure 4. Impact Chain 1: heatwaves and extreme heat, Prasarnmit and Ongkharak campuses.

Figure 5. Impact Chain 2: extreme rainfall and urban flooding, Prasarnmit and Ongkharak campuses.

Figure 6. Impact Chain 3: drought and rainfall variability, Prasarnmit and Ongkharak campuses.

3. Measuring greenhouse gas emissions in 2025

3.1) Ongkharak Campus: In the academic year 2025, SWU conducted an Organizational Carbon Footprint (OCF) assessment of its Ongkharak Campus across Scopes 1, 2 and 3. Total emissions were 16,359.86 tCO2e per year, or 1.79 tCO2e per person. Scope 2 (purchased electricity) was the largest source at 13,699.05 tCO2e (83.74%), followed by Scope 1 at 1,511.90 tCO2e (9.24%), mainly from refrigerant leakage and LPG for cooking, and Scope 3 at 1,148.91 tCO2e (7.02%), mainly from waste sent to landfill and official travel. Based on these results, the university is prioritising lower electricity use through energy efficiency and the installation of solar energy systems.

Figure 7. Overview of GHG emissions by Scope 1–3, SWU Ongkharak Campus, 2025.

Source: https://greenuniversity.swu.ac.th/swu-ui-green/energy-climate

3.2) Faculty of Medicine: The Faculty of Medicine had its organisational carbon footprint for the fiscal year 2025 (1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025) verified under the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO) guidance for the carbon footprint for organization, in accordance with ISO 14064-1:2018 and the GHG Protocol. The verified emissions were 913 tCO2e under Scope 1 and 3,966 tCO2e under Scope 2. The faculty received the Carbon Footprint for Organization (CFO) certificate from TGO, with a registration date of 22 August 2026. This is the first step towards a CFO assessment for the whole of Srinakharinwirot University.

Figure 8. Carbon Footprint for Organization (CFO) certificate of the Faculty of Medicine, verification period 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025.

Figure 9. Faculty of Medicine representatives receiving the CFO certificate from TGO.

Source: https://greenuniversity.swu.ac.th/activity/คณะแพทยศาสตร-มศว-รบมอบประกาศนยบตรเครองหมายรบรองฉลากคารบอน-carbon-footprint-for-organization-cfo-จากองคการบรหารจดการกาซเรอนกระจก-องคการมหาชน-เดนหนาสการเปนองคกรทมสวนรวมในการ

3.3) Building staff capacity: SWU organised the workshop "Carbon Credit Calculation for Driving University Sustainability" to build knowledge and understanding of carbon credits and carbon footprints among its personnel, and to develop their skills in analysing and calculating emissions. These skills support the university’s GHG inventory and its work to reduce emissions under the Climate Action Plan.

Figure 10. Participants of the workshop on carbon credit calculation.

Figure 11. Lecture session at the workshop on carbon credit calculation.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1JRPtGah5F/

4. Sharing the Climate Action Plan with local government and local community groups in 2025

SWU shares its climate commitments, plans and knowledge with local government agencies and community groups around its campuses.

4.1) Local government – Sook Asok network: SWU leads the Sook Asok network, which works with the Watthana District Office and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) Office of Public Works to make the Asok area around the Prasarnmit Campus liveable, green and sustainable, under the goal "Sook Environment: a green city for the future". On 24 September 2025, the President of SWU chaired the network meeting No. 4/2025 with the BMA Office of Public Works, the Metropolitan Electricity Authority, the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority, the Watthana District Office, local police stations and residents of Asok Montri Road.

Figure 12. Sook Asok network meeting No. 4/2025 with the Watthana District Office and BMA agencies, 24 September 2025.

Source: https://sso.op.swu.ac.th/event-news/การประชุมภาคีเครือข่ายสุขอโศก-ครั้งที่-42568

4.2) Local community groups – climate justice learning walk: On 15 February 2025, SWU joined the project "Climate Justice in the Cultural Dimension of Urban Communities", led by the Siam Society under Royal Patronage with Thai PBS, Thai Climate Justice for All (TCJA) and Hear and Found. Together with urban communities in the Asok area, the partners explored climate impacts and adaptation, with the aim of building community knowledge on coping with climate change and extending this learning to SWU students.

Figure 13. Climate justice learning walk with urban communities in the Asok area, 15 February 2025.

Source: Social Engagement Office, Srinakharinwirot University

4.3) Local community groups – schools: The Faculty of Physical Education ran the "Clean Technology Integration Project in Schools" at Wat Amphasiriwong Community School. Under the supervision of Asst. Prof. Dr. Issaree Jirajariyavech, third-year Environmental Health students from the Department of Public Health worked with Grade 4–6 pupils on waste management, water sanitation and environmental hygiene. They used site surveys to recommend ways for the school to save resources and reduce waste, helping the community adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change.

Figure 14. SWU students and pupils in the Clean Technology Integration Project, Wat Amphasiriwong Community School.

Figure 15. Environmental health activity with pupils at Wat Amphasiriwong Community School.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CLuarjfEH/

Summary

In 2025, SWU has a university Climate Action Plan built on the "SWU Carbon Neutrality 2040" commitment and the SWU Zero Carbon policy, with an annual target to cut GHG emissions by 5%, reduction measures, a climate risk assessment for adaptation, and GHG inventories that guide the plan. SWU shared its climate commitments and knowledge with local government through the Sook Asok network with the Watthana District Office and BMA agencies, and with local community groups through the climate justice learning walk in the Asok area and environmental activities with a community school.