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Climate Action: Greenhouse Gas

Goal: Reduce Scope 1 & 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 25%.

 

 

Projects and Initiatives

  • Greenhouse Gas Reduction Guideline
  • 2015 Report from President Schlissel’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Committee 
  • AEC Sustainable Design and LEED Requirements
  • District Cooling
  • Wind Turbine Energy Purchase

Research

  • ERB Institute
  • University of Michigan Energy Institute

Take Action

  • Become a Sustainable Workplace
  • Set your Ultra Low Freezer to -70 C 
  • Stop Energy Waste Campaign
  • Planet Blue Renewable Energy Demonstration Project

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  • Architecture, Engineering, and Construction
  • Energy Institute
  • Michigan Athletics
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  • Sustainable Computing
  • U-M Hospitals and Health Centers
  • Utilities

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