{"id":66,"date":"2020-10-02T19:38:48","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T19:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sustainabilityreport.ucop.edu\/?post_type=location&p=66"},"modified":"2023-04-28T14:37:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T14:37:00","slug":"uc-merced","status":"publish","type":"location","link":"https:\/\/sustainabilityreport.ucop.edu\/2021\/locations\/uc-merced\/","title":{"rendered":"UC Merced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

UC Merced\u2019s biggest sustainability milestone was announcing achievement of its campus carbon neutrality goal of 2020<\/a>. Building on the early sustainability successes with energy-efficient buildings and completion of its first solar array, in 2009, the campus committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2020, five years earlier than the UC systemwide goal of 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In December 2020, after publicly reporting 2018 emissions data and completing third-party verification through The Climate Registry, the campus announced that it had achieved carbon neutrality for 2018 emissions, two years earlier than planned.<\/p>\n\n\n

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To help the campus with its ongoing sustainability commitments, Merced continued with green lab and office programs by certifying lab and office spaces for their environmental performance. These programs focused on reducing energy, water and waste, as well as sustainable procurement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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