As part of our commitment to achieve carbon neutrality on our Pittsburgh campus by 2037, the University of Pittsburgh’s Carbon Commitment Committee began meeting in April 2020. A subcommittee of the Chancellor’s Advisory Council on Sustainability, the Carbon Commitment Committee’s goals are to:
- Hone, design, and manage the University’s plan to achieve its carbon neutrality goal by 2037.
- Develop a Pitt Climate Action Plan to achieve carbon neutrality and update it every 5 years.
- Annually evaluate progress towards carbon neutral goal, submit progress evaluations, and sharing progress .
- Develop inclusive and equitable operational, curricular, research, and community engagement strategies related to GHG emissions reduction & carbon neutrality.
- Celebrate accomplishments and performance.
- (Re)focus on existing and emerging areas of GHG emissions reduction opportunity.
Curious how we’re doing on achieving this goal? Visit our dashboards to see our progress!
Committee Members
- CHAIR: Dr. Aurora Sharrard, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Sustainability
- Dr. Joshua Ash, Director, Environmental Law & Policy Clinic; Clinical Assistant Professor, Law
- Jennifer Barnes, Supplier Diversity & Sustainability Manager, Strategic Sourcing
- Dr. Melissa Bilec, Co-Director, Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation; Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Gina Bleck, Vice Chancellor, Planning, Design, & Construction
- Federica Geremicca, PhD Candidate, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Dustin Gray, Deputy Athletic Director for Administration, Athletics
- Dr. Michael Holland, Vice Chancellor for Science Policy and Research Strategies, Office the Senior Vice Chancellor for Research
- Alexandre Massip, Undergraduate Student, Environmental Science ‘27
Rebecca Roadman, Chief of Staff, Finance & Operations - Priya Vishnoi, Undergraduate Student, Chemistry & Math ’27
- Laura Zullo, Vice Chancellor, Facilities Management
Past Committee Members
- Scott Bernotas, Vice Chancellor, Facilities Management
- Dr. Max Harleman, Doctoral Graduate, School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA ‘21)
- Dr. Katrina Kelly-Pitou, Former Assistant Research Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Christy Kim, Undergraduate Student, Environmental Science, ‘24
- Mary Beth McGrew, Former Vice Chancellor, Planning, Design, & Real Estate
- Annie Ryan, Undergraduate Student, Environmental Science, ‘23
- Ellen Oordt, Undergraduate Student, Ecology and Evolution, ‘22