Science
Cornell Botanical Gardens Natural Area Project Advances Lawn Sustainability
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The Botanic Gardens has a Natural Lawn program that has resulted in greater sustainability and increased biodiversity and resilience.
News
Kevin Moss Discusses Capturing Carbon in Cornell’s Botanical Gardens
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The Cornell Botanical Gardens further environmental goals towards a carbon-neutral campus through modern initiatives.
Carbon Neutrality
Student Assembly Debates Campaign Reimbursements, Publicizing Carbon Neutrality
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“I think we’re all adults here,” said School of Industrial and Labor Relations Representative Noah Chovanec ’18. “We should decide how we take notes effectively.”
News
Professor Criticizes Shale Gas, Advises Renewable Resources as Means to Carbon Neutrality
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Howarth explained that methane is 30 percent more effective at trapping heat than carbon dioxide, making it a significant contributor to global warming and a much more dangerous gas.
Carbon Neutrality
Panelists Present Paths to Carbon Neutrality on Campus
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“Every student, every member of the Cornell community, should have a fundamental understanding why we are pursuing climate neutrality and the importance and urgency of climate change,” she said. “Those are things that we already invest in as a campus, so this report builds on an existing plan of action.”
GPSA
GPSA Evaluates Options for Achieving Carbon Neutrality
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“If we are going to look at options for achieving climate neutrality, we have to consider both the costs and the benefits of different paths to carbon neutrality,” said Sarah Brylinsky, the sustainability communications and integration manager of SLCAG.
Carbon Neutrality
Experts Examine Geothermal Energy as Potential Means to Carbon Neutrality
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Geothermal energy utilizes heat stored within the Earth, such as hot water, gases or rocks located beneath the Earth’s surface. This energy is renewable and environmentally friendly, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Carbon Neutrality
U.A. Discusses Feasibility of 2035 Carbon Neutrality, Tobacco Free Campus
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“We’re not advocating for one side or another,” explained Ulysses Smith, Employee Assembly chair. “We just wanted to have a conversation” on a potentially tobacco-free campus.
Carbon Neutrality
Provost and Acting President Kotlikoff Confirms Pledge to 2035 Carbon Neutrality
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“When you have a goal you know you can fail,” said Prof. David Shalloway, molecular biology. “It’s important to know you can fail, it’s important to be uncomfortable. We have confidence that we can do it but we have to work hard.”
Carbon Neutrality
GUEST ROOM | Bringing Cornell Together To Make Progress Toward Carbon Neutrality
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In recent months, many campus conversations have focused on Cornell’s commitment to adopt 2035 as the end date for achieving carbon neutrality on the Ithaca campus. The degree of interest in our progress, spurred by strong direction from Cornell’s shared governance groups, shows that fostering sustainability remains a powerful realization of our core value to develop and disseminate knowledge that helps solve the world’s most complex problems.
Cornell is dedicated to leading in the research and educational efforts to combat climate change, and our campus serves as a living laboratory to create, test and demonstrate solutions to the global crisis. Cornell has a superb history in making bold investments in sustainability, most notably our lake source cooling system, which operates with a fraction of the electricity use and environmental impact of traditional systems, and our recent commitment to renewable energy via geothermal heat and solar panels on Roosevelt Island. Because of creative, collaborative approaches to energy generation and conservation, our Ithaca campus has seen a 30 percent reduction in CO2 emissions since 2008, and no increase in building energy usage since 2000, despite a 20 percent growth in square footage. We added solar panels to the rooftops of two campus buildings over the last three months, and we have shaped fresh approaches to harnessing solar energy through our two new solar farms. We also continue to pursue hydropower, wind and other renewable energy sources to meet our campus electricity needs.