Tufts Reduces Energy-Related Emissions

Dear Tufts University community members,

We are pleased to share that Tufts will immediately reduce energy-related emissions on the Boston health sciences campus by 40% as a result of Tufts' participation in an aggregated renewable energy purchase.

This is a major milestone on the university's path to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and also helps the City of Boston make substantial progress toward its carbon reduction goals.

Tufts is a member of the Consortium for Climate Solutions, a first-of-its-kind group of higher education institutions, healthcare systems, nonprofit organizations, and a municipality in Cambridge and Boston, leveraging collective purchasing power to invest in renewable energy. Using a procurement model known as a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA), Tufts supported the creation of 20,000 megawatt hours of new solar energy – enough to power 1,800 homes a year.

The VPPA brings us closer to decarbonization by reducing our largest carbon emissions contributor: powering our buildings.

Tufts' participation in this initiative aligns with our legacy of climate leadership and puts our community's shared commitment to a more sustainable future into practice.

We invite you to read more on Tufts Now. If you have questions, please email the Office of Sustainability.

Best regards,

Michael W. Howard 
Executive Vice President

Dano Weisbord 
Chief Sustainability Officer and Executive Director of Campus Planning