India Education Diary
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Western will slash its carbon emissions with the installation of a new electric boiler to generate steam for heating and hot water.
Nearly $4.75 million in federal funding from carbon tax proceeds will help the university replace one of its natural gas boilers with an electric version.
“This is an impactful and system-wide greenhouse gas-reducing project and big step for us,” said Andrew Konowalchuk, associate vice-president of facilities management.
“It will help us achieve our commitment to reducing emissions 45 per cent by 2030 and then, by 2050, achieving net-zero emissions on campus.”
“We take great care in operating a resilient and reliable district heating and cooling system, and our facilities team is committed to integrating new and innovative systems to meet our greenhouse gas reductions targets at the same time,” Konowalchuk said.
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