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Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit

The premier annual gathering of higher education leaders working to advance climate action and address inequality takes place February 11-13, 2024 in Long Beach, CA, hosted by Second Nature and Intentional Endowments Network.
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Reflections on Second Nature's first Midwest gathering

Participants from across the region gathered on the Menominee Reservation to foster hope, build relationships and solidarity, and learn in community to further our collective goal of climate action at this event supported by the College of Menominee Nation.
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Webinar Recording: Leveraging the Inflation Reduction Act

Join Boston's Green Ribbon Commission, Second Nature President Tim Carter, and other leaders to learn how institutions, including those in the higher education sector, can access the many programs and opportunities of the IRA.
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Higher Education’s Role in Advancing Climate Justice

Download and share this working paper about Higher Education’s Role in Advancing Climate Justice including best practices and case studies for integrating DEIAJ principles into climate action planning.
Climate Justice Working Paper

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DEIAJ Tooklit

The DEIAJ Toolkit was developed in partnership with Second Nature’s Climate Justice Working Group to help colleges and universities center principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and justice (DEIAJ) into their climate action plans.

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Welcome to New Signatory California State University San Marcos!

CSUSM's President recently signed the Climate Commitment.

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Looking for a Green School?

Newsweek reveals some of the greenest schools in the U.S., and the list includes several Presidents' Climate Leadership Commitment Signatories!

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From The Hechinger Report: Higher Education Must Take the Lead on Climate Change

Hundreds of campuses have begun working to reduce their carbon footprints and increase climate resiliency through Second Nature’s Climate Leadership Commitments, and we must advance this action more broadly.

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Learn how to help your campus accelerate climate action even faster.

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Our Mission

We accelerate climate action in, and through, higher education.

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We offer resources, relationships, credibility and knowledge to accelerate climate action in, and leverage the strength of, colleges & universities.

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We work with the key decision makers, administering programs and services that urgently create, implement, and scale innovative climate solutions.

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Institutions and individuals that are serious about taking action on climate will benefit from our Programs and Services.

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