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Sustainability and Climate Change
The campus has engaged in long-term climate change and
sustainability research. The campus is also adapting.
We have signed on to the American College and University
Presidents Climate Commitment which requires us to
develop a plan to become climate neutral.
Facilities Management has set a goal to reduce
energy consumption by 10% within five years. Renewable
energy purchases and projects on campus are being
developed. Several centers on campus are leading
the way.
On October 22-23 a partnership between the
university, NOAA, NASA and the American Meteorological
Society will host a workshop here on the use
of climate data in modeling and forecasting climate
effects.
After 91% of our students voted to raise their
fees by $12 each semester to fund clean energy
on campus, Maryland was designated among the
top 15 Green
Colleges and Universities by Grist,
an environmental magazine.
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