A growing body of scientific evidence demonstrates that our reliance on fossil fuels is destabilizing the climate.  Greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced in order to avert the worst impacts of global warming.

In Massachusetts, global warming will inextricably change the way college campuses are managed; the challenges campus administrators will face are as varied and unpredictable as extreme weather, the spread of insect-borne viruses, sea-level rise, and higher utility bills.

On-site renewable energy installations provide multiple benefits at global and local levels: Energy produced by renewables results in greatly reduced greenhouse gas emissions relative to energy produced from burning fossil fuels. On-site generation enables campuses to rely less on fossil-fuels, and minimizes the financial and environmental costs of transporting foreign and domestic energy supplies. On-site renewable energy production is a meaningful way for colleges to help mitigate climate change.

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