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University Presidents' Climate Commitment

IN AN EFFORT LED BY ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, HUNDREDS OF COLLEGES ARE PLEDGING TO REDUCE THEIR CARBON EMISSIONS.  LEARN MORE ON TODAY’S ENVIRONMINUTE.

THEIR APPROACHES VARY, BUT EACH SIGNATORY TO THE AMERICAN COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS’ CLIMATE COMMITMENT HAS VOWED TO BECOME CARBON NEUTRAL.  AT ARIZONA STATE, THIS MEANS BUILDING SUSTAINABLY, INSTALLING SOLAR ENERGY PANELS, GIVING OUT FREE BUS PASSES, AND ENGAGING STUDENTS IN ECO-ACTIVITIES.

JIM BUIZER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR STRATEGIC INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT AT ARIZONA STATE SAYS IF EVERY U-S COLLEGE JOINED, THE COUNTRY’S TOTAL EMISSIONS COULD BE REDUCED BY THREE PERCENT - AND THE IMPACT WOULDN’T END THERE.

BUIZER: EVEN THOUGH WE MAY ONLY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THREE PERCENT OF CARBON, WE’RE RESPONSIBLE FOR PRETTY DARN CLOSE TO ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE U-S’S FUTURE LEADERS IN EDUCATION, INDUSTRY, AND GOVERNMENT.

THE ENVIRONMINUTE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE HEINZ FAMILY PHILANTHROPIES AND THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS.  LEARN MORE BY VISITING ENVIRONMINUTE-DOT-COM. 

To learn more about the University President’s Climate Commitment, visit their website at http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/