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Climate change commitment

Explore the commitments made by various organizations and governments to address climate change, understand the benefits of taking action, and learn about the format of these commitments. Focus on the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment and other similar declarations.

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Climate change commitment

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  1. Climate change commitment Hugh Muschamp 12 February 2008

  2. Climate change commitments Who is doing it? What are the benefits? What is the format? Outline of this session

  3. Who is doing it? • American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment • Nottingham Climate Change Declaration • Welsh Climate Change Declaration • Scottish Climate Change Declaration • US mayors agreement

  4. US Presidents Commitment

  5. Format of commitments • Acknowledge that climate change exists and is caused in part by human activities • Recognise that there are benefits for taking action • Detail actions and targets

  6. American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment Presidents and chancellors: Acknowledge • unprecedented scale and speed of global warming • adverse health, social, economic and ecological effects • need to reduce the global emission of greenhouse gases by 80%

  7. American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment Benefits • exercise leadership in their communities and throughout society • modelling ways to minimize global warming emissions • integrating sustainability into their curriculum • educating graduates to achieve climate neutrality • campuses that address the climate challenge by reducing global warming emissions

  8. College recognition

  9. College recognition

  10. Student action and recognition

  11. Wider recognition Nov / Dec 07

  12. Wider recognition

  13. Wider recognition

  14. American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment Action agree a comprehensive plan to achieve climate neutrality that within: • two months • creates institutional structures to guide the development and implementation of the plan • one year • creates a comprehensive inventory of emissions • two years • develops an institutional action plan for becoming climate neutral

  15. 1. plan for climate neutrality • target date (as soon a possible) • interim targets for goals and actions • actions to make climate neutrality and sustainability part of the curriculum and other educational experience for all students • expand research or other efforts necessary • have mechanisms for tracking progress on goals and action

  16. 2. Tangible actions (2 or more) • new campus construction standards • energy-efficient appliance purchasing policy • air travel offsetting policy • use of public transport by staff and students • purchase at least 15% electricity from renewable sources • invest institution's endowments to support climate and sustainability • participate in waste minimization

  17. College recognition

  18. 3. Progress reports • make publicly available • action plan, • inventory, and • periodic progress reports • encourage other college and university administrations to join this effort

  19. Professional support

  20. What could you do?

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