Sustainable energy practices
The campus energy program extends the impacts of MITEI research and education by demonstrating sustainable energy practices on campus. The goal is to lead and educate by example. Campus-wide greenhouse gas emissions can serve as a metric of our progress.
Specifically, MIT is taking action to reduce campus greenhouse gas emissions by
- Making a commitment to reduce GHG emissions
- Opening our campus as a learning laboratory for students, faculty and staff
- Investing in energy conservation
- Increasing energy efficiency in campus energy production and use
- Applying advanced energy technologies and management approaches
- Embracing sustainable design in building and campus development
- Creating campus-focused energy research and education opportunities
- Applying innovative and entrepreneurial financial strategies to enhance campus energy performance and education opportunities
Photo: S. Lanou
Campus as a learning laboratory
MIT's operations—from its power generation systems, transportation fleets, recycling programs and building initiatives to its organizational and management structures—offer rich, real-world opportunities to study and test new solutions for today's most pressing energy and environmental issues in real time.
