可持续发展与环境

在卡罗莱纳, 教师, staff and students are seeking and creating solutions to address the effects of climate change and seek environmental justice. Students also learn about and practice sustainability through field sites, 组织, 实习, coursework and re博彩平台 in the field and in the lab.

着眼于未来, pan-University teams are thinking strategically about water conservation, waste management and building designs. Keep scrolling to learn more about these efforts.

气候的进展

The University brings technological advancements to energy operations, decreasing carbon emissions and pushing forward its transition from fossil fuels. The University's Climate Action Plan enables the 北卡大学环境研究所 and 可持续卡 to link campus operations with schools, 各部门及中心.

Carolina is aiming to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040. These statistics illustrate the University's progress in sustainability.

67%decrease in water use intensity since 2002
36%decrease in greenhouse gas emissions since 2007
43%of campus waste recycled or composted

开创性的研究

CHASE Solar Hub pioneers liquid fuel conversion
At the center's Chapel Hill headquarters, more than 100 re博彩平台ers work to turn sunlight into methanol.
CDR collects Carolina’s climate re博彩平台
See climate’s impact on algae to zoos in Carolina Digital Repository’s curation of open access articles.
EnviroLab gets NASA grant for heat mapping
The Data-Driven EnviroLab will track and predict extreme heat, often fatal to people in low-income urban areas.
Urban habitats lessen coastal flooding impacts
法律ns and stormwater ponds remove nitrogen and improve water quality, a Carolina study says.
Carolina re博彩平台ers take lead on historic NASA water survey
The first satellite to measure Earth’s surface water launched late last year, and Tamlin Pavelsky's team is verifying its data.
Capstone project looks at impact of light pollution
Students at UNC Outer Banks Field Site re博彩平台 how artificial light at night affects wildlife.

一个更可持续的博彩平台

垃圾清理队在校园后进行清理
What started as an extra credit opportunity grew into a club who has fun keeping Carolina clean.
田野里的焦油高跟鞋
在山里, coastline and cities in North Carolina and even the tropical rain forests of Thailand, undergraduates at the 北卡大学环境研究所's field sites have a semester-long opportunity to explore real-world issues.
EFC steers NC breweries to sustainability
Improving water usage in the craft beer industry is the focus of a UNC Environmental Finance Center project.
Battle Grove: soothing sounds and scenery
A 2017 restoration has made this water-centric outdoor space an environmentally friendly place to see spring in bloom and maybe glimpse an otter or “KP” the turtle.

环保事业

EcoStudio matches Tar Heels with 实习
Since 2018, the program has helped 466 students explore careers in environment and sustainability.
Cleantech program students help plan summit
Three of the 15 Institute for the Environment interns share what excites them about clean technology.