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UM is taking a major step away from reliance on fossil fuels — and putting UM well on the path to meeting targets outlined in UM’s Climate Action Plan (CAP), of cutting our greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and achieving net zero by 2050.
In some exciting news, UM will update infrastructure in its central energy plant by replacing natural gas boilers with electric power. Natural gas heating of buildings previously accounted for the vast majority of UM emissions.
According to Mike Ferley, University Engineer, Architectural and Engineering Services, UM is decommissioning four natural gas boilers and replacing them with three new electric boilers and one new natural gas boiler.
In fact, the move to electric power sources will reduce the university’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by a whopping 16k tonnes annually — a 50% reduction in heating-related GHG emissions at UM’s Fort Garry campus by 2030.
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