Offsetting Miami's Carbon Emissions
Potential for internal carbon offset projects
Conversions to natural land use
Miami University Regionals
Goal 1
Establish a Carbon Offset Fund Committee to recommend an annual carbon fee and select offset projects. The standing committee will ensure that the university’s offsets are appropriate each year, given the changing offset price and continuous development of new offset projects.
Action: Integrate transport-related emissions offset into employee travel purchase (using Chrome River or a similar program identified by the office of procurement.)
Goal 2
Goal 2: Establish internal offset projects that can be used by 2040 to help achieve carbon neutrality.
Target 2: Create additional carbon credits by investing in renewable energy at the Regionals campuses.
Target 3: Use student research teams to investigate the conversion of grass lawns and leased farm land to more natural land uses and/or farming practices that sequester carbon.