Cornell University will host the 10th annual State of NY Sustainability Conference this December as part of membership in the New York Coalition for Sustainability in Higher Education (NYCSHE).

This year's sustainability events for First Year Students include a campus-wide sustainability scavenger hunt, tour of campus operations sustainability, and a chance to connect with staff and student sustainability leaders.

Cornell is part of the New York Higher Education Large Scale Renewable Energy consortium that is seeking to purchase electricity from large-scale renewable energy project.  The consortium released a Request for Proposals (RFP) this summer to begin soliciting projects in the United States.

Cornell has secured a U.S. Department of Energy grant of $7.2 million to fund the next stage of Earth Source Heat development.  Earth Source Heat is Cornell’s version of an enhanced geothermal system that would use Earth’s internal heat to warm our campus, helping reach carbon neutrality by 2035.

Cornell has earned a platinum sustainability rating – the top status – from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), the international group that tracks environmental stewardship for more than 1,000 college campuses.

50+ students were nominated for this year's Golden Gorge sustainability student awards. Check out our winners - students & groups whose sustainability efforts, dedication and resilience continued during an unprecedented semester.

 A team of Cornell students found an artful way to snare the sun’s energy, store it and then optimize it for the built environment as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s inaugural Solar District Cup collegiate design competition.

Effective immediately, the moratorium applies to new private equity and bond vehicles focused on fossil fuels, a category that makes up about 4.2% of Cornell’s long-term investments. That percentage is expected to dwindle to zero over time as existing investments mature and assets are redeployed to other areas, including renewables.

Urban Green is offering free and discounted training on the New York Energy Code. 

Cornell has adopted an official travel policy that prioritizes employee use of low-carbon event attendance (remote & virtual) and low-carbon transportation (reducing air travel).