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Campus carbon footprint decreases for a third year in a row

June 23, 2017

Like all public sector organizations, UBC’s Okanagan campus is required by the Province of BC, to measure, report and offset “in-scope” carbon emissions it generates – primarily through operating its buildings, but also through fleet vehicle fuel use and paper procurement. Part of this requirement includes generating an annual carbon neutral action report that communicates activities implemented and planned to reduce campus carbon emissions.

For the third consecutive year, the campus reduced its carbon emissions, reporting a six per cent decrease in 2016 as compared to the prior reporting year, which is the equivalent of removing 32 single occupancy vehicles off the road for a year. Factors contributing to this reduction include staff’s continued work to improve building energy efficiency and district energy performance, through actions recommended by the Whole Systems Infrastructure Plan (2016).

For more information about UBC Okanagan Sustainability, Campus Planning & Development, or to download the 2016 Carbon Neutral Action Report visit us at sustain.ok.ubc.ca

If you have any questions please contact Leanne Bilodeau, associate director, Sustainability Operations – Campus Planning and Development, at leanne.bilodeau@ubc.ca or 250 807 8938.

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UBC’s Okanagan campus is an innovative hub for research and learning founded in partnership with local Indigenous peoples, the Syilx Okanagan Nation, in whose traditional, ancestral and unceded territory the campus resides. The most established and influential global rankings all consistently place UBC in the top five per cent of universities in the world, and among the top three Canadian universities.

The Okanagan campus combines a globally recognized UBC education with a tight-knit and entrepreneurial community that welcomes students and faculty from around the world in British Columbia’s stunning Okanagan Valley. For more visit ok.ubc.ca.

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