Bright Green News from the Office of Sustainability

[Kira STOLL]

	SEPTEMBER 2018
		Welcome Back! The Office of Sustainability (OS) would like to extend a warm welcome to everyone back on campus! As we enter the school year, we hope that each of you remember to take care of yourselves & the Earth! :)
	We will be sending out a full newsletter in October; in the meantime, we wanted to make sure you knew about the Global Climate Action Summit coming to SF this week and an exclusive affiliate event at Berkeley we want you to attend.
	Leading the Way to Carbon Neutrality TUES, SEPTEMBER 11, 4:30-7PM Spieker Forum, Chou Hall UC faculty, staff and student leaders will address how they are working to achieve carbon neutrality for the whole UC system by 2025. Leaders from Kaiser Permanente and Microsoft will also discuss the steps they are taking to turn their organizations climate goals into reality. To register, click here.
		Global Climate Action Summit WED, SEP 12, 2018 — FRI, SEP 14, 2018 San Francisco, CA The Global Climate Action Summit will bring leaders and people together from around the world to “Take Ambition to the Next Level.” For more information, click here.
	In the news...
	“UC sets higher standards, greater goals for sustainability” UC Office of the President “The University of California today (Sept. 4) announced a bold expansion of its systemwide sustainability goals as part of its Carbon Neutrality Initiative and leadership on climate change efforts.” To read full press release, click here.
		“UC expands sustainability goals, aims for 100 percent clean electricity” The Daily Californian “Upgrading the Carbon Neutrality Initiative, the University of California set broader systemwide sustainability goals Tuesday, aiming for 100 percent clean electricity use by 2025.” To read full article, click here.

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Kira Stoll, AICP
Director of Sustainability

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Administration

University of California, Berkeley
510-642-0074
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