Carbon Neutrality
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Stories related to UMD's Carbon Neutrality Goals
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Measuring Campus Forest Carbon
Mar 25, 2022 -- UMD Research Teams Lead Forest Carbon Monitoring Efforts, Highlighting State and University Progress
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Rising to a Grand Challenge: Food, Energy and Water in a Changing Climate
Apr 12, 2023 -- Institutional Grant Team Works for Balanced Approaches to Existential Problems
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Mid-Atlantic Climate Action Hub Launches With $2.2M Grant From Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Feb 07, 2023 -- New Initiative to Link Environmental Justice Efforts Across Five States and D.C.
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The Wood That Could—and Did—Receive a $20M Award
Nov 30, 2022 -- DoE Grant Supports Researcher’s Efforts to Introduce Ultra-strong Wood for Construction
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UMD Researchers Convert Methane Without Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Nov 01, 2021 -- Pioneering Discovery Would Cut Energy Waste, Create Valuable Industrial Chemicals
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A New ‘Generation’ for Campus Energy Production
May 06, 2021 -- UMD Administration to Brief Community on System Modernization
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UMD Accelerates Emissions-cutting Goal
Apr 29, 2021 -- University Aims for Carbon Neutrality by 2025, All-Electric Fleet by 2035
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Incredible Shrinking Footprint
Feb 17, 2021 -- New Portal Helps UMD Community Keep Track of Campus Carbon Emissions, Other Environmental Measures
![Measures designed to move UMD toward eventual carbon neutrality in 2050 are taking effect all over campus. (Illustrations by Matt Laumann)](/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2020-11/CarbonNeutralCampusIllustration_MattLaumann.png?itok=k3B-aTPg)
Big Strides Toward a Small Footprint
Apr 22, 2019 -- How UMD Reduces Carbon Emissions to Create an Earth-Friendly Campus