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A Powerful Argument
UMass Amherst Launches Effort to be Carbon Zero by 2032
By Mark Morris
UMass Amherst chose Earth Day to announce an ambitious effort to con- vert the power systems for the entire
campus to renewable energy by 2032.
UMass Carbon Zero puts the university at the
“vanguard of a big idea,” according to UMass Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy who added that the project will have ramifications far beyond the campus.
“For every advancement the university has made, there has always been support at the highest levels to create room for students to take part and learn.”
“UMass Amherst will be a leader of carbon- mitigation efforts in the Commonwealth while educating the next generation of leaders in sus- tainability,” Subbaswamy said. “Carbon Zero will also serve as a model for other large research universities as they pursue their own energy
transitions.”
Massachusetts has set a target to reach carbon
neutrality in all state systems by 2050. The UMass Carbon Zero effort has been in the works for two years to figure out the best way to achieve sus-
Ted Mendoza and Darci O’Connor note that the carbon-zero project at UMass Amherst will touch all of the more than 280 buildings on the campus.
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