Johns Hopkins targets zero emissions in new Climate Action and Sustainability, net zero by 2040. Really!

Clearly, elite universities are not immune to human fads and follies! A university to avoid for anyone with common sense!

To eliminate or drastically reduce single-use plastic is not environmentally friendly. E.g. In Germany this was unsuccessfully tried several decades ago! Plastophobia is a serious medical disorder! Please seek immediate medical assistance!

"The JHU Climate Action and Sustainability Plan —developed over the past two years with input from thousands of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and Baltimore residents—commits to:

• Achieving net-zero emissions by 2040 by phasing out on-campus fossil fuels and by transforming the design and operation of new and existing buildings;
• Purchasing all electricity from renewable sources by 2030;
• Deploying a fully electric Homewood-Peabody-JHMI vehicle fleet by 2026, with the first electric buses scheduled to be on route by early 2025;
• Ensuring that all light-duty and passenger vehicles purchased by the university are all-electric by 2030;
• Increasing the diversion of all waste to 50%, in part by eliminating plastic water bottles and by partnering with university and city stakeholders to increase composting and minimize wasted food;
• Expanding the impact of research and teaching to develop global solutions and train future leaders, thereby preparing for the community-wide impacts of climate change.

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Johns Hopkins targets zero emissions in new Climate Action and Sustainability Plan | Hub "The university's comprehensive, decade-long strategy will cut single use plastics, introduce a fully electric bus fleet, and prepare its campuses and neighbors for a warmer future"