Progress on sustainability
Harvard University has made significant progress in reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report released today by President Drew Faust, who announced the next steps that the institution will take to meet its goal of cutting emissions 30 percent by 2016. “When we determined six years ago to reduce our carbon footprint, I firmly believed that Harvard had a responsibility to model an institutional pathway toward a more sustainable future,” said Faust. “I am extremely proud of the way we have come together as ‘One Harvard’ to seek a pathway to a more sustainable future.” In 2008, the University committed to the ambitious goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 30 percent, relative to its 2006 baseline, by 2016. According to the latest data, efforts by students, faculty, and staff have already achieved a reduction of 21 percent, when the effects of growth are included, or 31 percent, excluding growth. In order...