The Harvard Crimson
Summary
Harvard’s campus net greenhouse gas emissions continued to flatline for the seventh straight year in 2022, as the University experienced its first full year of normal functioning since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Net emissions, which include carbon credits and offsets, remained at the level achieved in 2016, when Harvard met its goal of reducing emissions by 30 percent from a 2006 baseline, according to the University’s annual sustainability report.
Harvard previously pledged to make its campus fossil fuel-neutral by 2026 and then-University President Drew G. Faust said in 2018 that Harvard would seek to become fossil fuel-free by 2050.
“We are in a planning phase right now as we evaluate the decarbonization solutions for our district energy systems, buildings, and vehicles, and develop roadmaps and plans to meet our goals,” Olsen wrote.
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