What UMBC is Doing

44.02% Reduction in GHG Emissions from 2007 – 2020

397 Tons of Organic Waste Composted since 2016

26.18 Million kWh of Renewable Energy used in 2020

Over 20 sustainability web tools to explore campus features, review green data, and measure your own impact

UMBC has a history of working to implement sustainable practices on campus while also researching sustainable opportunities in the classroom. These actions create and demonstrate positive social, economic, and environmental impacts both locally and globally. 

Ratings & Recognition

AASHE STARS Seal Gold

second nature marks of distinction

2021 MDE Sustainability Leadership Award Winner

Times Higher Education Impact Rankings Logo

Featured News

"New Student Book Experience" will be Climate Change focused

Hot: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth

Hot: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth by Mark Hertsgaard http://www.umbc.edu/undergrad_ed/book/ For twenty years, Mark Hertsgaard has investigated global warming as a...

Posted: March 22, 2013, 10:13 AM

Sustainable Development & Transportation: Citizen-led Change

Waste-free film screening, luncheon & discussion

Clowns instead of traffic police. A vaccine against crime. BOGOTÁ CHANGE is the story of two charismatic mayors, Antanas Mockus and Enrique Peñalosa who, with unorthodox methods, in less than 10...

Posted: March 21, 2013, 2:09 PM