Powering Climate Action on Campus

To tackle the immense challenges posed by a warming planet, we need all our social institutions to contribute to solutions, including higher education. Higher education has a critical role to play to mitigate its impact on the environment, adapt to a changing climate, train the rising generation for a new clean economy, and prepare students to lead a more sustainable, resilient, and equitable society.

This report summarizes a range of state policy levers that could help colleges and universities reach their full potential in addressing climate change. We focus on six key areas for action on climate change in higher education: Mitigating Carbon Pollution; Adapting to Climate Change; Training a Clean Economy Workforce; Driving Climate Research and Innovation; Advancing Equity and Environmental Justice; and Sharing Knowledge, Building Partnerships.