{"id":339,"date":"2026-06-24T14:08:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T18:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.web.umflint.edu\/sustainability\/?page_id=339"},"modified":"2026-06-24T14:08:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T18:08:24","slug":"carbon-neutrality","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/sustainability\/carbon-neutrality\/","title":{"rendered":"Carbon Neutrality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover fb-cover-text-box wp-duotone-black-and-white\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;min-height:100%;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/themes\/flintblock\/assets\/images\/sidewalk-art.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 95%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 95%\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background 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wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/sustainability\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/sustainability\/carbon-neutrality\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Carbon Neutrality<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/sustainability\/planet-blue-ambassadors\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Planet Blue Ambassadors<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/sustainability\/resources\/\"><span 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href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/sustainability\/contact-us\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Contact Us<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In May 2021, U-M committed to achieving carbon neutrality university-wide, encompassing the Flint, Dearborn, and Ann Arbor campuses, as well as Athletics and Michigan Medicine. If you aren\u2019t familiar with the term \u201ccarbon neutrality,\u201d it means that the greenhouse gas emissions (such as carbon dioxide and methane) put into the atmosphere are balanced out by the emissions removed from the atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To learn more about the University of Michigan\u2019s commitment to carbon neutrality and the ongoing work across all three campuses to achieve it, visit the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/planetblue.umich.edu\/campus\/goals\/carbonneutrality\/\">planetblue.umich.edu<\/a>&nbsp;webpage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">U-M Carbon Neutrality Commitments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0e47273b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Scope 1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Eliminate direct, on-campus greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2026\/06\/cn-scope1-01.png\" alt=\"An abstract illustration of two buildings in shades of orange and beige.\" class=\"wp-image-341\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2026\/06\/cn-scope1-01.png 512w, https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2026\/06\/cn-scope1-01-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2026\/06\/cn-scope1-01-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2026\/06\/cn-scope1-02.png\" alt=\"A simple graphic of a bus icon in red and pink colors.\" class=\"wp-image-342\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2026\/06\/cn-scope1-02.png 300w, https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2026\/06\/cn-scope1-02-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Scope 2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Reduce emissions from purchased power to net-zero by 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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