Climate Action Plan
BGSU has been a proud signatory of the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment since October 2012
The Presidents’ Climate Commitment, now known as the Climate Leadership Network, is a document signed by the President of a university, committing the institution to taking action on climate change through a goal of carbon-neutrality.
In February 2015, the Student Green Initiatives Fund & the Division of Finance & Administration partnered to commission a comprehensive, campus-wide study of our university's infrastructure to determine the best opportunities to reduce our carbon footprint & ultimately achieve carbon neutrality. The Climate Action Plan is a fluid document and will be periodically updated and revised.
Greenhouse gases (GHGs), such as Carbon Dioxide & Methane, are emitted into our atmosphere as a result of most human processes. BGSU is carefully keeping track of these emissions, so we are able to accurately reduce them to zero by 2040.
BGSU Greenhouse Gas Inventory:
(Metric Tonnes of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)
- 2009 - 118,677.84 MT eCO2
- 2010 - 113,287.32 MT eCO2
- 2011 - 120,576.8 MT eCO2
- 2012 - 115,896.64 MT eCO2
- 2013 - 113,521.52 MT eCO2
- 2014 - 99,137.6 MT eCO2
- 2015 - 103,682 MT eCO2
- 2016 - 95,940 MT eCO2
- 2017- 91,845 MT eCO2
- 2018 - 86,465 MT eCO2
- 2019 - 81,378 MT eCO2
Updated: 01/10/2024 10:54AM