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Combined research activity and building operations at the Colorado State University Powerhouse Energy Campus has helped save more than 170 million tonnes of greenhouse gas from entering the atmosphere over the last two decades. That is roughly equivalent to annual emissions from 24 large coal plants or the emissions savings of planting 4 million trees.
The total is tracked by a Carbon Ticker clock that greets guests over the main door as they enter the facility near downtown Fort Collins. Much of the research featured in the impressive total was done in the last decade and came from within the Energy Institute headquartered in the building. The rolling total also includes various contributions from faculty-led interdisciplinary teams studying the impacts of methane emissions on human health, energy systems, and our climate.
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