Cornell Sustainability: Existing Web Resources
This page highlights existing Cornell webpages that provide authoritative content on our sustainability priorities: carbon neutrality, climate action, energy transition, and BIG RED Energy. No new content creation is needed—use these trusted sources.
🟩 Carbon Neutrality Goal
- Cornell Greenhouse Gas Inventory: Annual reports tracking emissions and neutrality progress.
- Options for a Carbon Neutral Campus: Cornell’s long-range analysis to achieve net zero by 2035.
🟦 Climate Action Plan
- Climate Action Plan: The central planning document outlining Cornell’s strategy to reach carbon neutrality.
- Climate Literacy: Building capacity and awareness among students, staff, and faculty.
🟨 Energy Transition
- Campus Energy Systems: Innovations in heating, cooling, and energy efficiency.
- Solar Renewable Energy: Large-scale solar installations on and off campus.
- Energy Conservation Initiatives: Projects that reduce energy waste and emissions.
- Earth Source Heat: A geothermal solution to eliminate fossil fuels from campus heating.
🔴 BIG RED Energy
- Building Energy Dashboard: Explore building-level energy data and performance.
- History of Sustainability at Cornell: Includes BIG RED Energy Transition initiative launched in 2024.