Due to observed rising levels of global warming, spirited debate around climate change has dominated conversation at local, state and national levels for well over a decade. The University has responded to the increased threat of global warming by incorporating new technology aimed towards energy sustainability. Among the crowded field of clean energy techniques that have been implemented, solar power has emerged as one of the most recent examples of the University’s strides towards reducing its carbon footprint.
In 2016, the Office of Sustainability launched a climate action plan that intended to decrease the University’s carbon output to 25 percent below 2010 levels by 2025. Remarkably, this goal was met far quicker than initially anticipated, as the University reached its desired output level in 2019. To continue this momentum, the…
Solar energy efforts help advance sustainability initiatives at U.Va. – The Cavalier Daily
