The Presidents’ Climate Leadership Commitments have been catalysts for rigorous and robust actions on hundreds of campuses and in many communities across the nation since. More than a declaration, a […]

Bold commitments to climate action by higher education leaders have a significant impact at their institution and beyond. Presidents or Chancellors must sign one of the 3 commitments to join the […]

The Climate Leadership Network is comprised of colleges and universities across all 50 states including the District of Columbia, who have committed to take action on climate and prepare students […]

Overview of Planning Themes Signatory institutions agree to develop a climate action plan for becoming climate neutral and by which defined thresholds of resilience will be met. This climate action […]

Planning for Mitigation Reducing the output of greenhouse gas emissions is one of the most critical responses to climate change, which is why it plays a central role in implementing […]

From Reporting to Dynamic Assessment Many will be familiar with the adage: “what gets measured gets managed” (Peter Drucker). It’s a good beginning to many projects, and helps to build […]

Understanding & Assessment A clear evaluation of your organization’s current situation is the starting point from which a planning team can build a successful action plan for responding to climate […]

From Leadership to Action The model of change that Second Nature supports is that strong commitments by leaders in the higher education sector yield big changes at multiple levels – […]

People & Leadership Organizing for Success An important first climate action planning step is creating appropriate institutional structures for preparing and implementing your plan. Typically, this means identifying participants and […]

Becoming Part of the Climate Leadership Network My institution is interested in signing one of the Presidents’ Climate Leadership Commitments, why should we sign? The presidents and chancellors signing the […]

The Presidents’ Climate Leadership Commitments provide frameworks to advance campus climate action. While each institution determines their own goals and actions, there are key steps needed to fulfill the intention […]

We have again partnered with the University of New Hampshire (UNH), to support the SustainabilityIndicator Management and Analysis Platform (SIMAP®). SIMAP has replaced the ExcelCampus Carbon Calculator and the online […]