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Higher Education in a Warming World – The Business Case for Climate Leadership on Campus

Posted: September 11, 2019 by MAEE Administration

Category: Sharing Environmental Education Knowledge (SEEK)

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Higher Education in a Warming World – The Business Case for Climate Leadership on Campus
Post Date: September 11, 2019
Resource Type:
  • Report
  • short PDF
Description:

Highlighting the business, educational, and moral arguments for reducing greenhouse gas emissions on campus, with best practices from U.S. colleges and universities.

By David J. Eagan, Julian Keniry and Justin Schott with Praween Dayananda,
Kristy Jones and Lisa Madry

This richly detailed guide to climate action at colleges and universities focuses on the numbers -- with examples from more than 100 schools showing how they cut emissions, saved money and made a difference. For campuses just starting out, it gives how-to steps for conducting an inventory, creating a plan and leading toward a sustainable future.

Higher Education in a Warming World is available as a FREE download.

To view the REPORT and see the list of SCHOOLS it features,
visit http://www.nwf.org/Campus-Ecology/Resources/Reports/Higher-Education-in-a-Warming-World.aspx.

Here's what you'll find inside . . .

  • Examples from more than 100 schools!
  • What Climate Science Tells Us
  • Higher Education and the Case for Climate Leadership
  • Stepping Up: Strategies for Action
  • Implementing Climate Action Solutions
  • Effective Financing Methods
  • Becoming a Campus Climate Champion
  • For questions about National Wildlife Federation's new report "Higher Education in a Warming World" or the Campus Ecology program please contact campus@nwf.org or 703-438-6000.

    Campus Ecology...It takes a big step to make a smaller footprint.

    Author: National Wildlife Federation
    Topic:
    • Climate
    • Business
    Audience:
    • Higher Education
    Length in pages or time: 65 pp.
    Fee?: 0
    Library Loan?:
    Is Training required?:
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    Language other than English:
    Order information or contact: National Wildlife Federation Campus Ecology Program campus@nwf.org 703-438-6000
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