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To strengthen the University of California’s commitment to reducing fossil fuel use at all campuses and medical centers, the UC has adopted stronger climate action goals that support California’s recently adopted decarbonization policy, the AB1279 Climate Crisis Act. The updated goals prioritize direct emission reductions, limiting the use of carbon offsets, and align the UC’s climate objectives with those of the state.
The UC’s new climate policy puts in place a framework and timetable for campuses and academic health centers to decarbonize by 2045, corresponding with a 90 percent decrease in greenhouse gas emissions. The targets for reducing emissions get progressively larger for 2030, 2035 and 2040.
To address this complex challenge, UCI has embarked on a yearlong study to determine the best path toward decarbonization. Funded by the UC Office of the President, the effort will develop a strategy to cut emissions by at least 90 percent no later than 2045. It will also identify just transition considerations and opportunities to bridge this transition with UCI’s mission of research and education.
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