Max Silbert

Bonnie Reiss CNI Fellow Class of 2019

Bonnie Reiss CNI Fellow 
Undergraduate Student, Environmental Studies
UC Santa Barbara

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Max is actively looking for viable local carbon offset projects that UCSB can hopefully help certify and acquire in order to contribute toward the goal of carbon neutrality in scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2025. Carbon offsets constitute a variety of projects, including biosequestration via carbon farming, urban forestry, methane capture and destruction, renewable energy projects, and carbon capture and storage. The ideal project includes greenhouse gas reduction, co-benefits that would help serve our community and contribute toward a model that other universities could follow by example. I believe carbon offsets are a valuable addition in our arsenal of tools in mitigating climate change.