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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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Pro Bono Initiative Round III - Recipients Announced!

Nine Campuses Awarded Consulting Services to Aid Campus Climate Projects
2023 Pro Bono Consulting Recipients
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
New Publication! Higher Ed Climate Provisions in the IRA

Developed in partnership between The Aspen Institute’s This Is Planet Ed, Second Nature, and MIT, this new resource outlines the potential ways the Inflation Reduction Act can support higher education’s activities to address climate change.
Higher Ed Climate Provisions in the IRA

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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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Want to Choose a Climate-friendly College?

The Washington Post highlights schools prioritizing climate action on their campuses.

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Join New Offsets Advisory Council

Second Nature is launching an Offsets Advisory Council to convene expertise within higher education concerning offsets and related topics. Contact Meredith Leigh, for more information: [email protected]

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Second Nature Pilots “Buddy Program” with Agnes Scott College and Bennett College

Second Nature’s Buddy Program champions interpersonal relationship building among peer higher educational institutions

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