Big Shift Content / Big Shift Content for swagÍâÁ÷ en Dive Into Decarbonization at swagÍâÁ÷ /climate/blog/dive-decarbonization-uc-davis swagÍâÁ÷ highlighted among three University of California campuses phasing out fossil fuels ahead of UC's schedule. February 01, 2024 - 9:44am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/blog/dive-decarbonization-uc-davis Funding and Pathway Plan Are Steps Toward Reducing Fossil Fuel Use /news/funding-and-pathway-plan-are-steps-toward-reducing-fossil-fuel-use <p><span><span>swagÍâÁ÷ is making progress on its move away from fossil fuels, primarily through a multi-year project on the Davis campus to switch the central district energy plant from natural gas to electricity. Last month, Chancellor Gary S. May and the Chancellor’s Committee for Campus Planning and Design endorsed moving forward with a $55.5 million investment of campus funds for the project’s next phase. This is on top of the $56 million invested for the project’s first phase. </span></span></p> October 09, 2023 - 1:28pm Cody Kitaura /news/funding-and-pathway-plan-are-steps-toward-reducing-fossil-fuel-use Big Shift Toward Carbon-Neutral Future /news/big-shift-toward-carbon-neutral-future <p>The swagÍâÁ÷ Big Shift hot water conversion project&nbsp;will shift the energy source we use to heat many of our buildings from natural gas (using steam)&nbsp;to electricity (using hot water), reducing&nbsp;the university’s reliance on fossil fuels while immediately decreasing energy and water use — significant steps toward meeting the goal set by the UC Board of Regents for each campus to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2025.</p> June 02, 2020 - 11:48am Kristin Burns /news/big-shift-toward-carbon-neutral-future