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The 51��Ʒ��Ƶ has been awarded a $2,600  grant that will help support energy modeling at the district level for 51��Ʒ��Ƶsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood.

51��Ʒ��Ƶsburgh’s Department of City Planning, in partnership with the Green Building Alliance and Oakland institutions, is developing an Oakland Energy Master Plan to help the city and its universities reach their carbon reduction goals. 

The city has committed to a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, from 2003 levels. 

Earlier this year, the University  by 2037—the University’s 250th anniversary—by signing the . 51��Ʒ��Ƶ will build on the success of its ambitious  and existing greenhouse gas emissions reduction of 22% between 2008 and 2017.

“Addressing global climate change is a vital issue—one that can’t be reduced to a single issue or a single panacea,” said Chancellor Patrick Gallagher. “I am thankful for Second Nature's support, which will advance our quest for carbon neutrality and our role in combating climate change in truly meaningful ways."

“We were positively overwhelmed and impressed with the quantity and quality of submitted proposals,” stated Tim Carter, president of , in congratulating awardees. “It emphasized that even in the midst of a global pandemic, the higher education sector not only understands how crucial it is to continue to accelerate climate action, but is committed to doing so.”