Climate
The process that occurs when gases in Earth's atmosphere trap the sun's heat
What is, then greenhouse effect
What is, renewable energy
Name three things that are commonly recycled
What is paper, plastic, and glass
The place you can find free charging locations for electric vehicles
What is, north and south garage
The difference between climate and weather
What is, weather is daily and climate is average
The trail located right across the street from busby
What is Hillside Environmental Education Park (HEEP)
the slogan used to promote water conservation in dorms
what is, Stop the drop
Places you can drop off Electronic waste (E-waste)
What is, UConn Bookstore, Library, or Student Union
What is, No-Idle policy
Measure of an individual's impact on the environment by calculating Greenhouse gas emissions from their lifestyle (i.e. consumption and transportation)
What is carbon footprint
Who are most affected by climate change, and have the least ability to adapt?
What is, poor or underdeveloped nations
The cost per year to power a lightbulb
what is $30
What happens to waste from the dining halls?
What is compost and energy. Quantum facility turns food waste into compost and energy.
The percent of cars used by UConn that are either electric of hybrid electric
What is 25%
The amount of times aluminum can be recycled
What is, indefinitely
The year UConn is striving to be Carbon Neutral
UConn's policy to improve air quality and reduce hazards related to cleaning products
What is, Green Cleaning
The rate at which the agricultural composting facility has been composting manure and leaf waste
What is 800 tons of agricultural waste per year
The percent of people in the United States that use public transportation
What is, 5%
The place that absorbs most of the heat we produce
What is, the ocean
The year the Paris Agreement had become effective
what is, 2016
A regular convectional electric power plant harnesses 33% of fuel energy, how much does a Co-generation plant harness
What is over 80%
the amount of waste college students make per year
what is 640 pounds
The average annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of a typical passenger vehicle
What is, 4.6 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year.
The location of UConn's Office of Sustainability
What is, 3107 Horsebarn Hill Rd.