Clean Air-Cool Planet Climate Action Toolkit


2 - Consider and Set Target



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Examples from the Higher Ed Sector
Colleges and universities throughout the Northeast are stepping up to address global warming - which often means making the institutional commitment of a greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target. What targets are institutions of higher education choosing? To get a sense of the precedents in place, see below...

Case Studies and Examples

Tufts University pledged in 1999 to "meet or beat" Kyoto's target.
Clean Air-Cool Planet (Feb 18, 2005)
Middlebury College is working toward carbon neutrality, and its Board of Trustees has endorsed an interim goal of 8% GHG reduction from 1990 levels by 2012.
Clean Air-Cool Planet (Feb 18, 2005)