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Billion Dollar Green Challenge (Ongoing)

Project History

  • Article about Billion Dollar Green Challenge

    9/2/2016

    The Chicago Tribune included a mention of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as one of two schools in Illinois that have joined the Billion Dollar Green Challenge. 

  • GRITS Agreement signed

    6/12/2015

    The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign joined the Billion Dollar Green Challenge, through the attached agreement.
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Description

The Billion Dollar Green Challenge (The Challenge) encourages colleges, universities, and other nonprofit institutions to invest a combined total of one billion dollars in self-managed revolving funds that finance energy efficiency improvements. Participating institutions achieve reductions in operating expenses and greenhouse gas emissions, while creating regenerating funds for future projects.  The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign joined The Challenge in summer 2015.

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Project Team

  • Primary Contact:

    Morgan Johnston

    Project Leader:

    Mike Marquissee

Dates

  • Proposed April 15, 2014
    Proposed by Mike Marquissee
    Approved June 12, 2015
    Approved by Allan M. Stratman
    Started July 1, 2015
    Started by Mike Marquissee

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