MIT Partners on Energy & Climate Alliance
The recently announced alliance is a five-year collaboration between MIT and GE Vernova, comprising a $50 million commitment, that will operate within MIT’s Office of Innovation and Strategy. The endeavor will encompass research, education and career opportunities focused on three main themes: decarbonization, electrification and renewables acceleration.
Oberlin College Achieves Carbon Neutrality
The college now boasts carbon neutrality through a variety of approaches, including a net-zero commercial building, over 3 megawatts of clean energy, energy efficiency measures, and a ground-source heating and cooling system.
McMaster U Receives $1.4M for Decarbonization Projects
One project will recover excess heat from the university's research nuclear reactor for heating a science building, while the other project will replace natural gas heating with air-to-water pumps. Both projects are expected to be operational by the end of 2025.
U Albany Announces $30M Decarbonization Project
The project will replace two gas-fired absorption chillers in the university's central power plant with a high-efficiency electric centrifugal chiller and a heat recovery chiller connected to a new geothermal well field.
Vanderbilt U Launches Private Climate Governance Lab
Vanderbilt Law recently announced the Private Climate Governance (PCG) Lab, an initiative that will serve as a hub for scholarship, resources and student learning opportunities, and aims to provide feasible solutions to private actors that can effectively contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts.
Murdoch U Unveils Decarbonization Plan
(Australia) The roadmap outlines an actionable path to achieving net zero operational emissions by 2030 and carbon positivity by 2035. Key initiatives include improvements to the energy management system, the installation of solar panels, electrification of the vehicle fleet, and the exploration of on-site carbon sequestration opportunities.
AASHE Publishes 2024 Annual Report
This report highlights AASHE’s work and accomplishments in 2024 and showcases the progress being made by the higher education community to advance sustainability. From top sustainability news stories to most-discussed sustainability topics, the report highlights the collective progress shaping sustainability in higher education.
