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

Celebrate Earth Day for the Whole Month of April!

Check out these local virtual earth month events

We have partnered with local universities and organizations from around the Baltimore region to provide our community with some virtual events to attend for this year’s Earth Month & Earth...

Posted: April 1, 2021, 4:21 PM

GES Seminar: Being a Climate Musk Ox

Join us to learn tools of turning climate grief into action!

Being a climate musk ox: fighting doomism and despair with harm reduction, feminist leadership, and ice age resilience Join UMBC Department of Geography & Environmental Systems for the next...

Posted: March 29, 2021, 11:59 AM