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

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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. 

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AASHE STARS Seal Gold

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2021 MDE Sustainability Leadership Award Winner

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Guest Blogger: To Revolve or Not to Revolve?

Joe Indvik graduated from Dartmouth College in 2010. As a student and later independent consultant, he led a team to design and implement a $1 million green revolving loan fund at Dartmouth. He...

Posted: January 27, 2012, 4:37 PM

Campus Highlights from COP-17

Delegates and representatives have flown home allowing the dust to settle around the COP-17 talks in Durban, but the substance and outcomes of the two week long talks remain a bit hazy. Overall,...

Posted: December 12, 2011, 2:05 PM

AASHE Student Diary Series: Live from COP 17

Eleven students from Dickinson College (PA) blog live from South Africa in this installment of the AASHE Bulletin Sustainability Student Diary series. The students are participants in the 17th...

Posted: November 30, 2011, 6:43 PM