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Energy Services and Sustainability team members Cindy Shea and Amy Armbruster recently presented at the 2019 Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) conference and expo in Spokane, Washington.

The 2019 Three Zeros Day celebration took place October 7 with engaging and interactive stations and a side of fun for those who wanted to learn more about the University’s progress towards its Three Zeros Environmental Initiative goals.  If a smoothie bike and greenhouse gas inventory info at the Net…

Senior Allie Omens, this year’s recipient of the Three Zeros Environmental Initiative Leadership Award, leads by example and champions change.

The University is working steadily to decrease its carbon footprint and move away from using coal. Campus administrators continually look for ways to reduce overall energy consumption and increase the use of renewable energy while lowering greenhouse gas emissions.

In 2007, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill signed the American College and University President’s Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). In signing this, Carolina committed to carbon neutrality by 2050 and agreed to conduct annual greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories in order to track progress.

The Three Zeros Environmental Initiative partnered with the Environmental Affairs Committee of the UNC Student Government Executive Branch for a casual networking event to welcome students back to campus and meet leaders of Carolina’s student organizations and departments working to advance sustainability on campus.