UCSB
Summary
Furthering its reputation as a sustainability leader across higher education, UC Santa Barbara has released its Clean Energy Master Plan, a blueprint for eliminating almost all campus-generated carbon emissions within 20 years, or less.
The plan, completed after more than a year of in-depth investigation and analysis, was recently approved by the UC Office of the President. Each UC campus was tasked with decarbonization planning as part of the systemwide UC Carbon Neutrality Initiative.
With its comprehensive new strategy, UC Santa Barbara is poised to achieve a 90+% reduction in Scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions by electrifying all heating and hot water systems serving facilities on the main campus. The eventual goal is for campus energy systems to become fully electrified.
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