Commitments

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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.

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Name Carbon CommitmentClimate CommitmentResilience CommitmentRace to Zero
University of DenverYesYes
University of East Anglia (United Kingdom)Yes
University of East London (United Kingdom)Yes
University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom)Yes
University of Exeter (United Kingdom)Yes
University of Extremadura (Spain)Yes
University of FloridaYesYes
University of Genoa (Italy)Yes
University of Glasgow (United Kingdom)Yes
University of Gloucestershire (United Kingdom)Yes
University of Granada (Spain)Yes
University of Greenwich (United Kingdom)Yes
University of Guadalajara (Mexico)Yes
University of Helsinki (Finland)Yes
University of HullYes
University of Illinois at ChicagoYesYes
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignYesYes
University of Illinois Chicago
University of Jyväskylä (Finland)Yes
University of Kabul (Afghanistan)Yes
University of KentYes
University of La VerneYes
University of Leeds (United Kingdom)Yes
University of LouisvilleYesYes
University of Lucerne (Switzerland)Yes
University of LynchburgYes
University of MaineYesYes
University of Manitoba (Canada)Yes
University of Maryland BaltimoreYesYes
University of Maryland Baltimore CountyYes
University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceYesYes
University of Maryland College ParkYesYes
University of Maryland Eastern ShoreYesYes
University of Maryland Global CampusYesYes
University of Massachusetts AmherstYesYes
University of Massachusetts BostonYes
University of Massachusetts DartmouthYesYes
University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolYes
University of MiamiYes
University of MinnesotaYesYes
University of Minnesota-CrookstonYesYes
University of Minnesota-DuluthYesYes
University of Minnesota-MorrisYesYes
University of Minnesota-RochesterYesYes
University of MississippiYesYes
University of Mondragon (Spain)Yes
University of Montreal (Canada)Yes
University of Mount UnionYesYes
University of New EnglandYesYes
University of New HampshireYes