Carbon emissions information

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Dear University of Birmingham,

Based on information given in FOI request FOI.2019.12.599, could the University please reply to the following questions:

1) What was the supply chain scope 3 emissions 18/19 figure please – the University said this should be available by the end of March 2020.

2) What were the Scope 3 emissions in 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 for the following categories?
Commuting, Students
Commuting, Staff
Business Travel
Water & Effluent
Waste & Recycling
Supply Chain
TOTAL

3) For the 11 flight tickets at the end of November 2019 to Dubai, was any carbon offset payment or other adjustment made by the University?

4) Have any carbon offset payments been made by the University prior to 2020?

5) Do University staff making arrangements through the University travel office been able to make personal carbon offset payments?

6) Has the University undertaken any analysis as to the advantages and disadvantages of carbon offset payments for staff flights booked through the travel office.
If so please supply a copy of any information which is held.

Yours faithfully,

S Williams

FOI, University of Birmingham

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Dear Mr Williams

 
Thank you for your request for information below which the University of
Birmingham is processing under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act
2000.

 

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, we
will let you know.  If a fee is payable a fees notice will be issued to
you, and you will be required to pay before we will proceed to deal with
your request.

 

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University of Birmingham
 

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Sent: 14 September 2020 23:19
To: FOI requests at University of Birmingham
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Carbon emissions information
 
Dear University of Birmingham,

Based on information given in FOI request FOI.2019.12.599, could the
University please reply to the following questions:

1) What was the supply chain scope 3 emissions 18/19 figure please – the
University said this should be available by the end of March 2020.

2) What were the Scope 3 emissions in 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 for the
following categories?

Commuting, Students

Commuting, Staff

Business Travel

Water & Effluent

Waste & Recycling

Supply Chain

TOTAL

3) For the 11 flight tickets at the end of November 2019 to Dubai, was any
carbon offset payment or other adjustment made by the University?

4) Have any carbon offset payments been made by the University prior to
2020?

5) Do University staff making arrangements through the University travel
office been able to make personal carbon offset payments?

6) Has the University undertaken any analysis as to the advantages and
disadvantages of carbon offset payments for staff flights booked through
the travel office.

If so please supply a copy of any information which is held.

Yours faithfully,

S Williams

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Dear University of Birmingham,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of University of Birmingham's handling of my FOI request 'Carbon emissions information.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/c...

Yours faithfully,

S Williams

University of Birmingham

Due to the COVID 19 virus the University is on Restricted Opening and therefore is likely to be slower in responding to Freedom of Information requests and Subject Access requests. Please be assured that the University will respond to you as quickly as it is able to.

FOI, University of Birmingham

Thank you for your email.

Due to the COVID 19 virus the University is on Restricted Opening and
therefore is likely to be slower in responding to Freedom of Information
requests and Subject Access requests.  Please be assured that the
University will respond to you as quickly as it is able to.

Regards

The Data Protection and Freedom of Information Team

FOI, University of Birmingham

Dear S Williams

 

Thank you for your request for review of the University's response to your
request for information.  We will respond in due course.

 
If you have any queries about this email, please contact me.  Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

 

Regards

 

 

Freedom of Information Team

University of Birmingham

 

 

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From: [FOI #691490 email]
<[FOI #691490 email]>
Sent: 02 November 2020 18:56
To: FOI requests at University of Birmingham
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Carbon
emissions information
 
Dear University of Birmingham,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information
reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of University of Birmingham's
handling of my FOI request 'Carbon emissions information.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
[1]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/c...

[2][IMG] [3]Carbon emissions information - a Freedom of Information
request to University of Birmingham - WhatDoTheyKnow
www.whatdotheyknow.com
Based on information given in FOI request FOI.2019.12.599, could
the University please reply to the following questions: 1) What
was the supply chain scope 3 emissions 18/19 figure please – the
University said this should be available by the end of March
2020. 2) What were the Scope 3 emissions in 2014/15, 2015/16 and
2016/17 for the following categories? Commuting, Students
Commuting, Staff Business Travel Water & Effluent Waste &
Recycling Supply Chain TOTAL 3) For the 11 flight tickets at the
end of November 2019 to Dubai, was any carbon offset payment or
other adjustment made by the University? 4) Have any carbon
offset payments been made by the University prior to 2020? 5) Do
University staff making arrangements through the University
travel office been able to make personal carbon offset payments?
6) Has the University undertaken any analysis as to the
advantages and disadvantages of carbon offset payments for staff
flights booked through the travel office. If so please sup

Yours faithfully,

S Williams

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Dear Mr Williams

 
Further to your request for information please see the attached response. 
 
If you have any queries about this email, please contact us.  Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

 

Regards

 
 
Freedom of Information Team
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From: FOI
Sent: 15 September 2020 15:44
To: [FOI #691490 email]
Cc: FOI
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Carbon emissions information
- [2020.09.406]
 

Dear Mr Williams

 
Thank you for your request for information below which the University of
Birmingham is processing under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act
2000.

 

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, we
will let you know.  If a fee is payable a fees notice will be issued to
you, and you will be required to pay before we will proceed to deal with
your request.

 

If you have any queries about this email, please contact us.  Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

 

Regards

 
 
Freedom of Information Team
University of Birmingham
 

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From: [FOI #691490 email]
<[FOI #691490 email]>
Sent: 14 September 2020 23:19
To: FOI requests at University of Birmingham
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Carbon emissions information
 
Dear University of Birmingham,

Based on information given in FOI request FOI.2019.12.599, could the
University please reply to the following questions:

1) What was the supply chain scope 3 emissions 18/19 figure please – the
University said this should be available by the end of March 2020.

2) What were the Scope 3 emissions in 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 for the
following categories?

Commuting, Students

Commuting, Staff

Business Travel

Water & Effluent

Waste & Recycling

Supply Chain

TOTAL

3) For the 11 flight tickets at the end of November 2019 to Dubai, was any
carbon offset payment or other adjustment made by the University?

4) Have any carbon offset payments been made by the University prior to
2020?

5) Do University staff making arrangements through the University travel
office been able to make personal carbon offset payments?

6) Has the University undertaken any analysis as to the advantages and
disadvantages of carbon offset payments for staff flights booked through
the travel office.

If so please supply a copy of any information which is held.

Yours faithfully,

S Williams

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Dear FOI,

thank you for the 18th December letter and the attached data file.

There are two points where I believe Birmingham University has not fulfilled.

1) I had requested the date on which the FOI request was received.
The data file contains only the year and the month of the request, but not the day.
I believe this part has not been fulfilled.

2) I also requested the following:
“Please supply details of all requests received from 1st January 2017 onwards.”
Birmingham University has supplied information only upto the end of 2019.
As there has been nearly a 1 year delay in supplying this information, my expectation is that the most recently available data would be used, which could be uptp the end of December 2020.

3) Could Birmingham University please clarify what data the university refusal notices refer to?
There are 18 rows containing a sequence of x eg “xxxxxx”.
Is this the data which has been redacted?

There are also row sequences which are missing, for instance “2017,1,2”, “2017,1,7” and “2017,1,9”. Have these rows also been redacted or deleted?

I have copied the ICO into this correspondence, as they ruled that this request must be fulfilled – see email below. I am asking the ICO if the updated information can be supplied by the 14th February 2020.

Yours sincerely,

S Williams

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LETTER FROM ICO

17 December 2020

Our Reference: IC-73850-P2X6

Dear Simon Williams,

Freedom of Information Act 2000
Public authority: The University of Birmingham

I write concerning your complaint about the failure by the University to respond to the following information request:

I have contacted the University and asked it to respond to your request within 10 working days. If it fails to do this, a decision notice will be issued requiring it to respond to your request.

I will contact you again in due course. If in the meantime you receive a response from the University to your request, please let us know.

Information Commissioner's Office

University of Birmingham

Due to the COVID 19 virus the University is on Restricted Opening and therefore is likely to be slower in responding to Freedom of Information requests and Subject Access requests. Please be assured that the University will respond to you as quickly as it is able to.

FOI, University of Birmingham



Due to the COVID 19 virus the University is on Restricted Opening and
therefore is likely to be slower in responding to Freedom of Information
requests and Subject Access requests.  Please be assured that the
University will respond to you as quickly as it is able to.

 

Regards

The Data Protection and Freedom of Information Team

FOI, University of Birmingham

Dear Mr Williams

 

Thank you for your email below.

 

Please could you clarify the contents of your email as they do not appear
to relate to Carbon Emissions and this request. 

 

If these queries relate to another request that you have submitted to the
University please could you provide us with the University's reference
number so that we can address the queries that you have raised.

 

Yours sincerely

 
 
Freedom of Information Team
University of Birmingham
 

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From: [FOI #691490 email]
<[FOI #691490 email]>
Sent: 11 January 2021 23:15
To: FOI
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Carbon
emissions information
 
Dear FOI,

thank you for the 18th December letter and the attached data file.

There are two points where I believe  Birmingham University has not
fulfilled.

1)      I had requested the date on which the FOI request was received.

The data file contains only the year and the month of the request, but not
the day.

I believe this part has not been fulfilled.

2)      I also requested the following:

“Please supply details of all requests received from 1st January 2017
onwards.”

Birmingham University has supplied information only upto the end of 2019.

As there has been nearly a 1 year delay in supplying this information, my
expectation is that the most recently available data would be used, which
could be uptp the end of December 2020.

3)      Could Birmingham University please clarify what data the
university refusal notices refer to?

There are 18 rows containing a sequence of x eg “xxxxxx”.

Is this the data which has been redacted?

There are also row sequences which are missing, for instance “2017,1,2”,
“2017,1,7” and “2017,1,9”.  Have these rows also been redacted or deleted?

I have copied the ICO into this correspondence, as they ruled that this
request must be fulfilled – see email below. I am asking the ICO if the
updated information can be supplied by  the 14th February 2020.

Yours sincerely,

S Williams

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

LETTER FROM ICO

17 December 2020

Our Reference: IC-73850-P2X6

Dear Simon Williams,

Freedom of Information Act 2000

Public authority: The University of Birmingham

I write concerning your complaint about the failure by the University to
respond to the following information request:

I have contacted the University and asked it to respond to your request
within 10 working days. If it fails to do this, a decision notice will be
issued requiring it to respond to your request.

I will contact you again in due course. If in the meantime you receive a
response from the University to your request, please let us know.

Information Commissioner's Office

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