Hopkins reveals plan for carbon neutrality
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrase “student council”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article reports on the University’s plans to address greenhouse-gas emissions and climate change.
- The News-Letter reported that President William Brody announced environmental reforms but did not commit the University to eliminating all carbon emissions.
- The paper reported that Brody set a goal of reducing emissions with a vision of carbon neutrality, while Davis Bookhart said carbon neutrality remained under consideration and would require a gradual approach.
- The article says Brody called for a President’s Task Force on Climate Change to create a comprehensive action plan within one year; Teryn Norris-Hale said the task force had not yet officially formed.
- The reporter writes that potential task-force members included Constellation Energy CEO Mayo A. Shattuck III and Citibank executive Pamela Flaherty, though Bookhart did not confirm the names.
- The article adds that HEAT members welcomed the announcement, while Bookhart said the plan could create research, internship and volunteer opportunities for students.
- According to the article, Brody also proposed a research-focused interdisciplinary group, and his letter described cooperation with other major universities on climate issues.