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A study recently found that the campus 200,000 trees reduce carbon dioxide emissions produced by UCSDs cogeneration plant, which supplies electricity campuswide by nearly 10,000 tons per year, and cut energy costs by $2.2 million.
The trees decrease the universitys energy use by 12,886 megawatts by consuming solar energy and blocking winds.
The study, conducted for the universitys facilities management department by urban ecologist Kelaine Vargas, is part of the universitys sustainability and climate- change research initiatives.
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