As an original signatory to the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) in 2007, CU formed the Carbon Neutrality Working Group and charged this group with analyzing and projecting a date by which the campus could attain carbon neutrality. After two years of dilligent work, the group develped the Conceptual Plan for Carbon Neutrality in which they recommend short-term and long-term approaches to reduce the campus carbon footprint.
You can read the full plan here or read the highlights below:
- 20% reduction in greehouse gaseses by 2020 through conservation and cogeneration use
- 50% reduction by 2030 through the use of large scale renewables
- 80% reduction by 2050 using innovative technologies