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Carbon neutrality

UC research is paving the way for the university to meet its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2025.

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How we can recycle CO2 to make eco-friendly concrete
That’s more than 1.5 billion metric tons of carbon a year — a big number. UCLA researchers saw the opportunity to do something about it.
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West Village marches toward zero net energy
Nation’s largest planned zero net energy community is 82 percent on the way to its goal.
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Making batteries with portobello mushrooms
Can mushrooms stop cell phone batteries from degrading over time? Engineering researchers at UC Riverside think so.
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Sun and salt: how solar tech can help California’s drought
Researchers at UC Merced are turning to an unlikely ally to help solve the problem of water availability for California’s farmlands: the sun.  
UC’s sustainability policy covers all 10 campuses and five medical centers.


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The Carbon Neutrality Initiative commits UC to emitting net zero greenhouse gases from its buildings and vehicle fleet by 2025, something no other major university system has done.


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