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Brody forms task force to confront climate change
Issue date: 2/7/08
Hopkins researchers and other professionals from the Baltimore area embarked this week on a mission to cut greenhouse gas emissions from the University.
The task stems from President Brody's new climate policy, which was adopted over the summer and states its long-term goal to be achieving carbon neutrality. Benjamin Hobbs, of the Whiting School's Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, is the chair of Brody's Task Force on Climate Change, a committee which will explore various options available for attacking the global warming problem.
The Task Force includes representatives from several Hopkins schools, Baltimore Gas and Electric, the mayor's office and other Baltimore organizations. Much of the motivation for forming the Task Force came from urging by students. The Hopkins Energy Action Team (HEAT) is a group of undergraduates who advocate changes to University policy that would lead to a healthier environment.
HEAT took their message to the administration, and now the President's Task Force will use the University's resources to effect the new climate change policy's goals. Among the areas being investigated by the team are alternative fuels, more efficient energy use, education about climate change and working with the community to solve the problem.
The task stems from President Brody's new climate policy, which was adopted over the summer and states its long-term goal to be achieving carbon neutrality. Benjamin Hobbs, of the Whiting School's Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, is the chair of Brody's Task Force on Climate Change, a committee which will explore various options available for attacking the global warming problem.
The Task Force includes representatives from several Hopkins schools, Baltimore Gas and Electric, the mayor's office and other Baltimore organizations. Much of the motivation for forming the Task Force came from urging by students. The Hopkins Energy Action Team (HEAT) is a group of undergraduates who advocate changes to University policy that would lead to a healthier environment.
HEAT took their message to the administration, and now the President's Task Force will use the University's resources to effect the new climate change policy's goals. Among the areas being investigated by the team are alternative fuels, more efficient energy use, education about climate change and working with the community to solve the problem.
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