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.
Barchi announces President’s Task Force on Carbon Neutrality and Carbon Resiliency
University President Robert L. Barchi announced yesterday the creation of the President’s Task Force on Carbon Neutrality and Carbon Resilience, which has been charged with the mission of developing a comprehensive climate action plan for the University to consider.
Climate strike pressures Rutgers to take greater action toward environmental issues
Hundreds of protestors marched from College Avenue campus to Rep. Frank Pallone’s office to, in part, pressure Rutgers to develop an office of sustainability by 2020, divest from fossil fuels by 2024 and implement a plan to become carbon-neutral by 2030.