Commitments
Race to Zero - Universities and Colleges - is a global campaign to rally leadership and action in the education sector and is supported by Second Nature, EAUC, and UNEP
Second Nature's Climate Leadership Network provides colleges and universities a framework to make public commitments to climate action. College and University presidents and chancellors make public, institutional commitments by signing onto one of the Presidents’ Climate Leadership Commitments, becoming Climate Leadership Network signatories.
- Carbon Commitment: Eliminating greenhouse gas emissions and achieving carbon neutrality as soon as possible.
- Resilience Commitment: Climate adaptation planning and community capacity building to respond to climate impacts.
- Climate Commitment: Integrates carbon neutrality with climate resilience and provides a comprehensive approach to mitigating and adapting to a changing climate.
All three commitments require publicly reporting progress, and creating and revising an action plan.
| Name | Carbon Commitment | Climate Commitment | Resilience Commitment | Race to Zero |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of West London (United Kingdom) | Yes | |||
| University of Waterloo (Canada) | Yes | |||
| University of Washington | Yes | |||
| University of Warwick (United Kingdom) | Yes | |||
| University of Vermont | Yes | Yes | ||
| University of Valencia (Spain) | Yes | |||
| University of Utah | Yes | Yes | ||
| University of Turku (Finland) | Yes | |||
| University of Turin (Italy) | Yes | |||
| University of Toronto (Canada) | Yes | |||
| University of the West of England Bristol (United Kingdom) | Yes | |||
| University of the Basque Country (Spain) | Yes | |||
| University of Tennessee at Martin | Yes | |||
| University of Technology Sydney (Australia) | Yes | |||
| University of Tasmania | Yes | |||
| University of St. Thomas | Yes | Yes | ||
| University of Strathclyde (United Kingdom) | Yes | |||
| University of Stirling (United Kingdom) | Yes | |||
| University of St.Gallen (Switzerland) | Yes | |||
| University of St Andrews (United Kingdom) | Yes | |||
| University of South Florida | Yes | |||
| University of Southern Mississippi | Yes | Yes | ||
| University of Southern Maine | Yes | Yes | ||
| University of Southampton (United Kingdom) | Yes | |||
| University of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) | Yes | |||
| University of San Francisco | Yes | Yes | ||
| University of San Diego | Yes | |||
| University of Rome Tor Vergata (Italy) | Yes | |||
| University of Richmond | Yes | Yes | ||
| University of Puget Sound | Yes | Yes | ||
| University of Puerto Rico at Utuado | Yes | |||
| University of Portsmouth (United Kingdom) | Yes | |||
| University of Plymouth (United Kingdom) | Yes | |||
| University of Pittsburgh | Yes | |||
| University of Pennsylvania | Yes | Yes | ||
| University of Oklahoma Norman Campus | Yes | Yes | ||
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Yes | Yes | ||
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Yes | Yes | ||
| University of North Carolina at Asheville | Yes | |||
| University of New Hampshire | Yes | |||
| University of New England | Yes | Yes | ||
| University of Mount Union | Yes | Yes | ||
| University of Montreal (Canada) | Yes | |||
| University of Mondragon (Spain) | Yes | |||
| University of Mississippi | Yes | Yes | ||
| University of Minnesota | Yes | Yes | ||
| University of Miami | Yes | |||
| University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | Yes | Yes | ||
| University of Massachusetts Boston | Yes | |||
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | Yes | Yes |