Carbon Neutrality Team

The Carbon Neutrality Initiative Team works to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on campus by collaborating in the design and implementation of a variety of programs and projects. Our current areas of focus include:

• Communicating Carbon Neutrality by 2025 - Educating campus faculty, staff, and students about the UC system-wide goal of reaching carbon neutrality and providing opportunities for the whole campus community to participate in reaching that goal.
  • If you would like a CNI Fellow to come to your class, club, or community group to talk about UCSC's energy use, emissions, and plans for reaching carbon neutrality, email James Willhite: jpwillhi at ucsc.edu
• PV on East Remote Parking Struture - Utilizing an energy dashboard to communicate the energy produced by UCSC's upcoming 2.1MW solar installation and working to implement the system's real-time data into the classroom. 
• Cool Campus Challenge - Every few years, the UC Office of the President leads a friendly competition to reduce UC's carbon footprint and create a culture of sustainability across the campuses. Last challenge was in April, 2019. www.CoolCampusChallange.org