Clean Energy

Planting trees, encouraging bike commuting and minimizing energy lost to heating and cooling are among the ways Oregon State University employees and students plan to reduce the university’s carbon footprint, thanks to grants from the Carbon Reduction Pilot Program administered by the Faculty Senate Carbon Commitment Committee.

The Oregon State University Sustainability Office recently released its FY2024 greenhouse gas report, showing that the university reduced its total gross emissions statewide by 0.98% from the previous year. The university has reduced its per-square-foot emissions by nearly half since 2008, including a drop of 6.5% per 1,000 square feet of building space from FY23 to FY24.