By Georges Dyer Since the Intentionally Designed Endowment meeting, April 3-4 in Cambridge, MA, participants have been sharing additional resources with the organizers, which we have compiled below to share with the rest of the ACUPCC network. Please continue to send resources to Michele Madia ([email protected]) you think will be of value to your colleagues, […]
«Back to Primer Home There are many considerations that college and university leaders should take into account when exploring carbon pricing. This is true whether they are considering implementing an internal carbon price at their institution or advocating for a national carbon pricing policy. This section briefly outlines some of the common considerations. This is […]
by Blaine Collison, Program Director, Green Power Partnership, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (This article appears in the June, 2010 issue of The ACUPCC Implementer) The fundamental economic, environmental and security importance of dramatically increasing the United States’ portion of renewable electricity generation portfolio cannot be overstated. American colleges and universities have compelling and unique abilities to […]
Call it a climate emergency Portland Community College President Mark Mitsui (second from right) and Lewis & Clark College President Wim Wiewel (third from right) during a panel discussion at the Conference of the Parties 25 in Madrid. (Photos: PCC) BY MARK MITSUI / WIM WIEWEL DECEMBER 16, 2019 PRINT Editor’s note: Mark Mitsui, president of Portland Community […]
University of Lynchburg first college to declare carbon neutrality in Virginia The university also joined the Climate Leadership Network Jazmine Otey , Digital/Social Producer Published: March 1, 2021, 1:10 pm Updated: March 1, 2021, 1:43 pm LYNCHBURG, Va. – The University of Lynchburg is the first in Virginia to reach carbon neutrality after years of striving to reduce […]
‘We all have a role’: Adams Sustainability Celebration highlights U of T sustainability initiatives By deepening campus engagement, the Adams Sustainability Celebration, an event series that runs from Sept. 22 to Jan. 21, seeks to build upon U of T’s steady progress in pursuing sustainability-related initiatives in recent years (photo by Ken Jones) The University […]