Campuses for Climate Action Universities, dedicated as they are to education and research, are ideally positioned to lead the way in addressing global warming – and here in the Northeast, they're doing just that! CA-CP’s Campuses for Climate Action program supports institutions in finding and demonstrating energy and global warming solutions. Our Campus Climate Action Toolkit includes the CA-CP GHG Emissions Inventory Calculator, in use by more than 150 campuses across North America, as well as a practical framework for campus climate change leadership and action, technical resources and case studies.
	Middlebury College Trustee Linda Whiton accepts Middlebury's Climate Champion Award from CA-CP board chair Sue Tierney.
Our Massachusetts Clean Powered Campuses project is a model for increasing renewable energy use, targeting select Massachusetts state colleges as test cases. Click here to download Renewable Energy: A Primer for Massachusetts Campuses, a guide for campuses considering energy alternatives including wind, fuel cells, biomass, solar, and geothermal options.

CA-CP also offers our partners the following:

• Up-to-date, non-partisan information about climate change science and policy initiatives
• A regional network of campus contacts
• Publicity and communications assistance

What's New

Colby College Named NESCAC Conference Champion by EPA for Green Power Purchases
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) named Colby College the 2007-08 Individual Conference Champion for purchasing more green power than any other school in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). EPA has been tracking green power purchasing among collegiate athletic conferences through its College & University Green Power Challenge, which concluded April 28 with 40 schools and 18 conferences participating nationwide. Read more.

Be a Climate Fellow this Summer
CA-CP announces a new CA-CP Climate Fellows program, which will pair outstanding students with challenging, important projects that will propel the U.S. toward a low-carbon future.  CA-CP Climate Fellows receive supervision and mentorship, unique networking opportunities, and a stipend, for their work on innovative projects with CA-CP partners. For specific information on these fellowships, please visit our Climate Fellows page.

Chewonki Adopts Plan to Reduce Carbon Emissions
After completing their first GHG inventory last August, the Chewonki Foundation recently adopted a set of carbon reduction goals that will reduce Chewonki’s campus carbon emissions 10 percent from baseline 2005-2006 levels by 2010; 20 percent by 2015; and 80 percent by 2050.

The GHG inventory was completed by students of Chewonki's Maine Coast Semester with training and support from CA-CP's Campus Program. Chewonki is a founding member of the Maine Green Campus Consortium, and the only member not in higher education. They have long been a leader in campus efforts toward a sustainable future. Read the article.

Berkshire School is CA-CP's First Secondary-School Partner
The Berkshire School, a co-educational boarding school in Sheffield, MA, for students in grades 9-12, is CA-CP’s first formal secondary school partner.   Berkshire has a long history of environmental leadership: according to the school’s website, faculty have used its beautiful natural surroundings to teach students respect for our natural resources. Berkshire School is working to become a leader among independent schools towards addressing global warming; among other initiatives, they are leading the pack of 30 independent schools participating in this year’s Green Cup Challenge. Read more about the Berkshire School's commitment.

The University at Buffalo Releases Climate Action Report
At the University at Buffalo (SUNY), the UB Green office has just released its Climate Action Report, outlining comprehensive GHG emissions trends from 1997-2004 and offering recommendations for university stakeholders and decision makers in cutting the overall campus carbon footprint.  CA-CP worked with researcher Jim Simon and others at UB to help see this report to completion and the UB office has leveraged the report to do extensive outreach and education, hosting a reception and five town hall meetings, and their efforts have been featured in, among other places, a campus newspaper article.
 

Duquesne University Offers Help for Area Schools on Reducing Carbon Emissions
Duquesne University in Pittsburgh not only recently completed its first greenhouse gas inventory, but is already offering the benefit of its “lessons learned” to other local colleges, universities and high schools getting ready to embark on this task.  The University’s Center for Environmental Research & Education hosted a workshop earlier this month for students, faculty and staff from other area schools on how to measure and manage institutional carbon emissions (at which CA-CP presented).

CA-CP Partners with the National Wildlife Federation
NWF’s Campus Ecology Program has been offering tools and resources for environmentally oriented campuses for nearly two decades, and recently began focusing exclusively on helping campuses lead society to a low-carbon future. CA-CP began working closely with the NWF team last year. CA-CP's campus program joined with NWF and the Colorado University-Boulder  for a workshop at the National Council for Science and the Environment’s national conference in Washington, D.C. last month, and we are a co-sponsor of the second edition of NWF’s State of the Campus Environment: A National Report Card on Environmental Performance and Sustainability in Higher Education (McIntosh et al. 2001).

From the archives

Plymouth State University Features New Green Dorm - to Go With Their New Climate Initiative

Back to School With the Campus Climate Challenge

Middlebury Students Offer Campus Climate Neutrality Toolkit

Green Cup Challenge at 15 Northeast Boarding Schools

Wind Energy at Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Harvard offers resource for creating student green teams and internships

UNH has first Energy Star dorms in nation.

UMass Lowell honered for renewable energy.