The Implementer

May 2022

Accelerate Your Climate Awareness. Knowledge. Action. | Second Nature's Monthly E-Newsletter.
 

Presidents' Climate Leadership Commitments 3.0
Participate in a Unique Opportunity

During the 2022 Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit, we announced a year-long process to redefine the Presidents' Climate Leadership Commitments (Commitments) and their path forward.  

The Commitments are the foundation of the Climate Leadership Network – Second Nature’s signature program and the cornerstone of the important climate work we do with many of you. 

Our goal for this process is to reflect necessary and foundational framing in climate justice principles, update existing technical guidance to reflect the urgency of the climate crisis, and consider various membership models. 

The focus of this revision process will be focused on three overarching areas: 
1. Climate Justice
2. Claims, Targets, and Technical Guidance 
3. Membership
 

You are an important part of this process.  We value you and request your input.  Here's how you can get involved:

• We are forming a working group to brainstorm with us and provide input.  Express your interest to join here. 
   
• Not interested in the working group, but still want to contribute to this process? Let us know how here (example: you want to recommend an inclusive resource).

Questions? Please contact Bridget Flynn (bflynn@secondnature.org)

Congratulations University of California!

The focus of the Center for Climate, Health and Equity is to, "generate and uplift climate solutions that foster healthy and equitable communities and a healthier planet for future generations."

To learn more about the work of the Center, the launch event, and/or to subscribe to their email list, visit their temporary web page. 

ASU leads 4-university effort to work with industry on vehicle efficiency, sustainability
Publication Date: April 26 2022
Source: ASU News
 

Second Nature is pleased to welcome Nelnet Renewable Energy as an Affiliate Sponsor.  Building on their solar development division focused on higher education, they are soon launching Net Zero as a Service offering full-scope solutions to help higher education institutions (HEIs) reach carbon neutrality.
 

Inaugural Meeting Reminder:
Academics for Climate Advocacy Working Group
Tuesday, June 7th | 11am-12pm EST

The hour long meeting will provide an overview of Second Nature's policy effort, the Academics for Climate Advocacy Working Group, and give space for those in attendance to network through focused questions.

If you are interested in joining us for this meeting and/or learning more about the Working Group, we encourage you to visit the web page. 

Not able to join us on June 7th, but you still want to join the Working Group? You can sign-up here. 
 

Questions? Reach out to us at: policyteam@secondnature.org 
 

2022 Community Conversations
Updates & Opportunities

In partnership with the Sustainable Endowments Institute (SEI), the monthly 2022 Community Conversations that were launched earlier this year, continue on!  Thank you to everyone who has participated in these Conversations, and we hope that you are getting as much out of them as we are. 

Updates

• Stay tuned on more information (including topic) coming soon for the June Conversation. 
   
• Missed joining us for one of the monthly Conversations? Now you can request a copy of the notes and access to the recording for previous Conversations.  Note: you must be at a higher education institution, municipal/county/state government, healthcare institution, or a K-12 school to be able to do so.  

Coinciding Events
Due to the success of the May Community Conversation regarding revolving funds, you can join Second Nature and SEI for two separate associated webinars:
 

Note: All Climate Leadership Network signatories and University Climate Change Coalition (UC3) members have free access to GRITs. 
 

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