2018 Climate Leadership Sit-Downs Starting in February 2018, Second Nature will release new videos of one-on-one interviews conducted during the 2018 Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit. The interviews, feature sustainability leaders from higher education, as well as private sector organizations that work closely with institutions in other sectors to achieve their climate goals. Interviewees sat […]
«Back to Primer Home Carbon pricing and its growing global support Carbon pricing is a market-based tool for reducing carbon (or greenhouse gas, GHG) emissions by shifting the external, social costs of climate change to the source of GHG emissions, thus encouraging polluters to reduce emissions and invest in low-carbon growth strategies (Carbon Pricing Leadership […]
<< Back to UC3 Homepage Coalition members pledge to reduce their institutional carbon footprints, and upon joining UC3, commit to convening a cross-sector climate forum in their community and continued participation in network activities. To learn more about UC3 and how to become a member, please visit the About University Climate Change Coalition page and […]
«Back to Primer Home The following section highlights examples of how university leaders have not only helped to put a price on carbon within their own campus communities, but also how they have engaged with the external partners on carbon pricing policies. While this is not an exhaustive list of examples, it is meant to […]
The 2020 Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit will take place on February 23rd-25th, 2020 in Atlanta Georgia. The Summit provides for the opportunity for the higher education sector to take stock of its own progress when it comes to climate action, and exploring ways to scale local climate leadership toward creating tangible climate solutions. The […]
Case studies from colleges and universities that have implemented different forms of carbon pricing.