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2023–2024 President's Report
Preserving Our Ecosystem

¾أ¾أث®أغجز President Gregory Crawford signs the ¾أ¾أث®أغجز 2040 Climate Action Plan

“A commitment to carbon neutrality and our ongoing efforts toward a more sustainable campus are among the greatest gifts we can give future generations,â€‌ President Crawford said

by Susan Meikle, University Communications and Marketing • Published •
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¾أ¾أث®أغجز President Gregory Crawford, center, and members of the Climate Action and Sustainability Council signed the ¾أ¾أث®أغجز 2040 Climate Action Plan at the May 17 board of trustees meeting (photo by Scott Kissell).
Preserving Our Ecosystem

¾أ¾أث®أغجز President Gregory Crawford signs the ¾أ¾أث®أغجز 2040 Climate Action Plan

¾أ¾أث®أغجز President Gregory Crawford, center, and members of the Climate Action and Sustainability Council signed the ¾أ¾أث®أغجز 2040 Climate Action Plan at the May 17 board of trustees meeting (photo by Scott Kissell).
by Susan Meikle, University Communications and Marketing • Published •
President's Report

¾أ¾أث®أغجز President Gregory Crawford signed the “¾أ¾أث®أغجز 2040: Climate Action Plan for ¾أ¾أث®أغجز” during the opening of the board of trustees regular meeting May 17. 

The climate action plan outlines the goals and actions required to reach net carbon neutrality by 2040 on ¾أ¾أث®أغجز’s Oxford campus. 

Just over 10 years ago, ¾أ¾أث®أغجز’s office of energy systems implemented a bold and innovative long-range plan for energy systems infrastructure conversions, energy conservation, and building improvements. Since implementing the Utility Master Plan for the Oxford campus in 2012, utility-based carbon emissions have been reduced by more than 50% and a remarkable accumulated savings of $100 million (2008-2023) has been achieved.

The success of that Utility Master Plan is the foundation of the ¾أ¾أث®أغجز 2040 Climate Action Plan. 

The ¾أ¾أث®أغجز 2040 Plan takes this work to the next level, spreading deeper and wider across the ¾أ¾أث®أغجز community — not only through energy systems but through curriculum, research, and outreach.

"Thank you to the dozens of ¾أ¾أث®أغجز community members involved in the development of this plan," said Susan Meikle, co-chair of the Climate Action and Sustainability Council, with other co-chairs Jonathan Levy and Olivia Heron. "We are grateful for the support of those involved in the implementation of this plan in the years to come," they said.

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