The AIU campus in New Alamein, with the red AIU sign in front of the main building
Alamein International University

Green Campus Hub.

Measure your carbon, see what the research says, and help our campus run on the sun.

Calculate my footprint Suggest an idea
2000+kWh of sun per m² a yearEgypt's sunshine (Wydra et al., 2019)
75%of emissions come from citiesKüfeoğlu, 2022
1.1°Cwarmer than in 1880Arora and Mishra, 2023
SDG 7 · 11 · 13

Energy, cities and climate are not three stories but one. Clean energy powers the cities that produce about 70–75% of global carbon emissions, and how fast we cut them decides whether climate action succeeds.

Rows of solar panels across a desert valley
7Affordable and clean energy

Our desert is a power station.

Egypt gets more than 2000 kWh of sunshine per square metre every year. Solar and wind are now the fastest-growing ways to cut CO₂.

Aerial view of buildings with planted green roofs and gardens
11Sustainable cities and communities

Cities are where the carbon is.

Cities make 85% of the world's GDP and about 75% of its emissions. Smarter, digital buildings could cut CO₂ by about 10% by 2030.

Wind turbines standing on sandy desert ground under a blue sky
13Climate action

The cost of waiting is real.

Over 11,000 climate-related disasters between 1970 and 2019 caused more than 2 million deaths and US$3.64 trillion in losses.

Why a hub

Universities train tomorrow's engineers. Climate is still missing from what many learn.

53%

of national education curricula mention climate change at all.

UNESCO data from 100 countries, cited by Arora and Mishra (2023)

1 plan

Every university should adopt a climate action plan with clear emission targets, and get students and staff into climate projects. Leal Filho et al., 2023

Palm trees and the domed building on the AIU campus

Our campus, New Alamein. Sun all year, sea next door.

67%

of 260 experts in 61 countries named clean energy as the goal most shaped by climate action. Leal Filho et al., 2023

COP27

Egypt hosted the UN climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, so AIU is well placed to join national climate efforts.

Carbon footprint calculator

What does your month cost the planet?

Move the sliders. Your result and your three biggest cuts update instantly.

150 kWh
It's on your bill. Lights, fridge and charging for one person are often 100–200 kWh.
6 h
Counted as one 1.5 HP split unit drawing about 1.2 kW.
How you get to campus
15 km
4
Coming from Cairo once a week? Set about 250 km and 1 trip.
0kg CO₂ a month
    0 tonnes a year

    Your three biggest cuts

      How this is calculated
      • Electricity: 0.45 kg CO₂ per kWh, close to the Egyptian grid's 2024 carbon intensity of about 447 g per kWh (Ember data, via LowCarbonPower). Most of Egypt's power comes from gas.
      • AC: hours a day × 30 days × 1.2 kW × 0.45 kg per kWh.
      • Transport: one-way km × 2 × trips a week × 4.33 weeks × a per-passenger factor: car alone 0.17, taxi 0.15, motorbike 0.11, microbus or bus 0.10, car shared by three 0.06, university bus 0.03 kg per km (rounded from the UK government's 2024 conversion factors).
      • An estimate for comparing choices, not a full footprint: food, shopping and flights are not included.
      The research

      Ten sources behind the hub.

      From solar pumps in rural Egypt to 260 climate experts in 61 countries. Every card opens the paper.

      What it means for AIU

      Four moves to a greener campus.

      Put together, the ten sources stop being a reading list and become a roadmap for our university.

      The open plaza between AIU's faculty buildings
      01

      Measure, then set targets

      Adopt a climate action plan with clear emission targets, starting by measuring how much energy the campus actually uses.

      Leal Filho et al., 2023
      Solar panels in front of a modern building at sunset
      02

      Put the sun to work

      With more than 2000 kWh of sunshine per square metre a year, solar panels on roofs and car parks are the natural first step.

      Wydra et al., 2019
      An AIU faculty building with its red accent wall
      03

      Smarter buildings

      Digital controls for lighting and AC, so empty halls stop using power. Digitalising buildings could cut CO₂ by about 10% by 2030.

      Küfeoğlu, 2022
      The red AIU letters in front of a campus building
      04

      Students lead the way

      Student projects and partnerships with industry and the local community can make AIU a model for sustainable development in its region.

      Leal Filho et al., 2023 · Campbell et al., 2018
      Ideas box

      Seen energy being wasted on campus? Tell us.

      Your idea goes on the wall for everyone at AIU to read.

      Latest ideas