CSU selected for greenhouse gas study

FORT COLLINS – The Rocky Mountain Institute in Snowmass has selected Colorado State University for a national study on best practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on college and university campuses.

CSU is the only university in the Rocky Mountain West and one of only a dozen institutions nationwide chosen to take part in the study, co-sponsored by the Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.

“Colorado State University has set an ambitious goal to be carbon neutral by 2020, and the significant challenges we must work through in reaching this goal will provide a valuable body of research that can benefit other institutions worldwide,´ said Larry Penley, CSU president. “We are proud that CSU’s experience will help to create a model that may encourage more widespread adoption of sustainable operations.”

The Rocky Mountain Institute plans to develop a Web-based guide for other universities interested in solutions for successful climate change mitigation initiatives. CSU was recently praised by Newsweek magazine as one of the nation’s greenest universities.

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