Is the ACUPCC just about greenhouse gas emissions from campus operations?
No. An important aspect of the ACUPCC is that signatories commit to taking “actions to make climate neutrality and sustainability a part of the curriculum and other educational experience for all students,” and “actions to expand research or other efforts necessary to achieve climate neutrality.” While higher education only represents about 2-3% of the country’s carbon footprint, it represents 100% of the “education footprint,” in that our institutions teach not only our college students, but also the teachers who need to be equipped with the knowledge and skills to adequately prepare our K-12 students for the new challenges of the 21st century. Our leaders of the future – the scientists, economists, authors, politicians, journalists, etc. – will need to understand and contribute to solving the sustainability challenges we are facing. Higher education is vested by society with the primary responsibility of educating citizens, so that civil culture may thrive. There is clear indication,
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