Rutgers–New Brunswick founded the Climate and Energy Institute as a locus for scholarship on climate change, renewable energy production, energy conservation and their environmental dimensions.

Rutgers University New Brunswick has earned a STARS Silver rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.

Rutgers EcoComplex today announced the commissioning of a new automated in-vessel composting system for the university’s Cook Campus in New Brunswick.

Michael Kornitas, the director of Sustainability and Energy at Rutgers, explained that the installation of the solar panels is a University-wide operation.

The Eagleton Science and Politics Fellowship at Rutgers University–New Brunswick is partnering with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) to create a Climate Action Track for Eagleton Science Fellows.

President Holloway announced the university’s commitment to a Climate Action Plan and the formation of the Office of Climate Action that will lead the university’s efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040.

Amid an extraordinary year altered by the coronavirus pandemic, work continues at Rutgers University to address another ongoing crisis with dire consequences: climate change. Following the release of an interim report, the President’s Task Force is continuing its work on a comprehensive climate action plan.

The President’s Task Force on Carbon Neutrality and Climate Resilience this week released an interim report following six months of intensive effort by seven working groups, comprised of faculty, staff, students and other key university community members, as they work to create a climate action plan for Rutgers.

By: Puja Mahendru
The President’s Task Force on Carbon Neutrality and Climate Resilience held a public town hall focused on how carbon emissions can be reduced at Rutgers.

Rutgers University has taken an important step to develop a Climate Action Plan that will reduce the university’s carbon footprint and its vulnerability to the impacts of climate change.