Climate Leadership

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

The primary objectives of Second Nature’s Buddy Program are to champion interpersonal relationship building among peer higher educational institutions in the Southeast and to share scalable sustainability best practices that fit the culture and capacity of each institution. Second Nature and Agnes Scott College (Decatur, GA) are both invested in building a long-standing active relationship […]

  • Climate Leadership

UIC Celebrates Arbor Day with its 10th straight Tree Campus Higher Education Recognition

Friday, April 30th was Arbor Day in Illinois and to celebrate, we proclaimed UIC’s tree accomplishments to all 47,000+ faculty, staff and students. We have been recognized, once again, as a Tree Campus Higher Education institution for our efforts in 2020. We put a lot of work into our urban forestry management, and we are […]

  • Campus Leadership
  • Climate Action
  • Climate Leadership
  • Resilience

UC3 Ohio State University: Cultivating Resilience Research and Engaging Communities

The University Climate Change Coalition (UC3) is an ensemble of research universities that are venturing outside their campuses to connect with local businesses, governments, and communities to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future. This blog post is part of a series highlighting the climate action work of UC3. Up next is Ohio State University. The Ohio State […]

  • Climate Action
  • Climate Leadership
  • Cross-Sector Climate Action
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  • Resilience

2019 Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit: Reflections on Action and Impact

After a year of alarming evidence on the urgency of climate change – from direct experience with extreme weather events to the latest findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – over 300 cross-sector leaders convened in Tempe, Arizona, February 10-12 for the 2019 Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit. This year’s gathering, co-convened by […]

  • Campus Leadership
  • Climate Leadership
  • Cross-Sector Climate Action
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Finance
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  • Resilience

UC3 The State University of New York: SUNY on the Renewable Energy Frontier

The University Climate Change Coalition (UC3) is an ensemble of research universities that are venturing outside their campuses to connect with local businesses, governments, and communities to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future. This blog post is part of a series highlighting the climate action work of UC3. Up next is the State University […]

  • Climate Leadership
  • Cross-Sector Climate Action
  • Energy Efficiency
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  • UC3

Higher Education Institutions Are Critical Players in Making “Life After Carbon” a Reality

This guest blog with Second Nature partner, Island Press, first details how cities are leading in climate change action, and next how higher education institutions can act as accelerators and collaborators alongside cities in the transformation to a carbon-independent future. A new urban model is emerging worldwide–and it is upending the pillars on which our […]

  • Climate Leadership
  • Cross-Sector Climate Action
  • Previous Posts
  • Renewable Energy