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What Is Carbon Neutrality and What Does It Mean for Rutgers?

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By: Stella Campbell
A recent poll from the Morning Consult found that most adults in the U.S. don’t know what the term “carbon neutral” means, and only 45% of self-identified environmentalists were able to correctly identify the exact meaning of the phrase. With Rutgers committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2040 and becoming carbon-negative (removing more carbon dioxide than we are putting into the atmosphere) no later than the University’s 275th anniversary in 2041, it is worth starting off the year with a quick explanation of this terminology.   

Helping Shape Rutgers’ Climate Commitment

Meenal Vaggyani2020

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.

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Rutgers Moves Toward a Climate Action Plan

Meenal Vaggyani2020

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.

Rutgers holds town hall for Climate Task Force

Meenal Vaggyani2020

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.

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Rutgers Advances Work on Climate Action Plan

Meenal Vaggyani2020

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.