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Carbon Calculator and Climate Action Pledge Tool:


Climate change heroes:

    DEEP’s Green Team

    The DEEP Green Team brings together staff from all parts of the agency to create and identify problems and implement creative strategies to reduce the environmental impact of the agency. Accomplishments include energy efficiency, recycling, composting, clean commuting, green cleaning, and a resupply center.

     

Colleges and Universities

College and university campuses are fertile grounds for progressive environmental values and leadership. Many of Connecticut’s colleges and universities have exemplary climate change programs. Learn from CT’s campus climate heroes and join them in addressing climate change on your campus. 

Join Connecticut’s Green Campus Listserve

Share your questions and successes with other campuses in Connecticut and learn about workshops and programs to green your campus by participating in the CT Green Campus Exchange .

Determine Your Campus Carbon Footprint and Reduce Your Greenhouse Gas Emissions

There are many tools to help you green your campus:

Sustainability Education Resources

View resources to teach and learn about sustainability at the college/university level.

Get Involved!!

There are many dynamic initiatives to help channel the energy and passion of college students.  Tap into these networks and programs:

America’s Greenest Campus - Help students, alumni, faculty and staff reduce their carbon footprints through simple, everyday actions.

National Teach In on Global Warming Solutions - This year, The National Teach-In on Global Warming Solutions is working to support colleges, universities, high schools, faith organizations and community groups to involve your campus or community in the critical debate on global warming solutions, and to engage in face-to-face dialogue with your Senate offices.

350.0rg - An international campaign to lower atmospheric carbon dioxide to 350 parts per million.

Share Your Successes, Be Recognized

Tell us what your college or university is doing to address climate change, submit a nomination for a Climate Change Leadership Award.

Learn From CT Campus Climate Heroes

Central Connecticut State University

President Miller of Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) was a charter signatory to the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment in August of 2007. As part of this commitment, CCSU was the first Connecticut university to submit a Climate Action Plan, with a pledge to become carbon neutral by 2050. The university has inventoried its greenhouse gas emissions using the Campus Carbon Calculator Software developed by Clean Air-Cool Planet. The President’s Advisory Council on Environmental Sustainability oversees the university’s sustainability efforts.

Wesleyan University

Since 2005, Wesleyan University has shown great leadership in addressing climate change.  The university was honored with a 2010 CT Climate Change Leadership Award.  Accomplishments include:

Signing the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment, which calls for a greenhouse gas inventory and plan to achieve carbon neutrality.

Building or renovating the following buildings to Leadership in [...]

Yale University Sculpture Building and Art Gallery

A landmark in sustainability in Connecticut, this 65,000 sq ft studio and gallery complex was the first building in Connecticut to receive a LEED Platinum rating from the US Green Building Council—the highest rating for Green Building in the country.

University of Connecticut

President Hogan of UConn signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment on March 25, 2008. UConn and is working to achieve carbon-neutrality by 2050. Residence halls are focusing on improving energy efficiency, Transportation and Parking Services are focused on increasing carpooling and reducing parking demand, academic units are seeking new ways to integrate sustainability into their curriculum, and the Biofuels Consortium is planning to expand operations to also service the local communities.

Connecticut College

New London. Connecticut College has created comprehensive program that is reducing and offsetting the college’s carbon footprint, including: Purchase of 100% renewable energy offsets, installation of solar PV, development of a comprehensive sustainability baseline, following LEED guidelines for all renovations, student-led efforts that have reduced dorm energy use by 12%, and much more…

Yale University

Yale University has taken a leadership role among institutions of higher education in taking a stance on global warming and reducing campus GHG emissions. Yale has committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions to 10% below 1990 levels by 2020, and built the state’s first LEED platinum green building.