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Air & Climate

Introduction

Global climate change is having myriad negative impacts throughout the world, including increased frequency and potency of extreme weather events, sea level rise, species extinction, water shortages, declining agricultural production, and spread of diseases. The impacts are particularly pronounced for low-income communities and countries. In addition, institutions that inventory and take steps to reduce their air pollutant emissions can positively impact the health of the campus community, as well as the health of their local communities and regions.

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Campus-based Climate Resiliency Field Study Program
Campus-based Climate Resiliency Field Study Program
Climate Change Garden at Cornell University
Climate Change Garden at Cornell University
Climate Change Garden at Cornell University
Climate Change Garden at Cornell University
Climate Change Garden at Cornell University
Climate Change Garden at Cornell University
Climate Change Garden at Cornell University
Climate Change Garden at Cornell University
Climate Change Garden at Cornell University
Climate Change Garden at Cornell University
Cornell Climate Change Demonstration Garden
Cornell Climate Change Demonstration Garden
Cornell Climate Change Demonstration Garden
Cornell Climate Change Demonstration Garden
Bike Share & Employee E-Bike Purchasing
Bike Share & Employee E-Bike Purchasing
Bike Share & Employee E-Bike Purchasing
Bike Share & Employee E-Bike Purchasing
Mohawk College SCI submission 2
Mohawk College SCI submission 2
Mohawk College SCI submission 2
Mohawk College SCI submission 2
Mohawk College SCI submission 1
Mohawk College SCI submission 1
Mohawk College SCI submission 1
Mohawk College SCI submission 1
Mohawk College SCI submission 1
Mohawk College SCI submission 1
Mohawk College SCI submission 1
Mohawk College SCI submission 1
Mohawk College SCI submission 1
Mohawk College SCI submission 1
Bowdoin College Carbon Foodprint Dinner
Bowdoin College Carbon Foodprint Dinner
Bowdoin College Carbon Foodprint Dinner
Bowdoin College Carbon Foodprint Dinner
Disrupt Climate Injustice Curriculum Disruption
Disrupt Climate Injustice Curriculum Disruption
Disrupt Climate Injustice Curriculum Disruption
Disrupt Climate Injustice Curriculum Disruption
Sustainable CT Voluntary Certification Program -
Sustainable CT Voluntary Certification Program -
Sustainable CT Voluntary Certification Program -
Sustainable CT Voluntary Certification Program -
The Pyramid of Action: A Multifaceted Approach For Deeper Engagement
The Pyramid of Action: A Multifaceted Approach For Deeper Engagement
The Pyramid of Action: A Multifaceted Approach For Deeper Engagement
The Pyramid of Action: A Multifaceted Approach For Deeper Engagement
The Pyramid of Action: A Multifaceted Approach For Deeper Engagement
The Pyramid of Action: A Multifaceted Approach For Deeper Engagement
The Pyramid of Action: A Multifaceted Approach For Deeper Engagement
The Pyramid of Action: A Multifaceted Approach For Deeper Engagement
The Pyramid of Action: A Multifaceted Approach For Deeper Engagement
The Pyramid of Action: A Multifaceted Approach For Deeper Engagement
Thompson Rivers University Bikeshare and Employee E-bike Purchase Program
Thompson Rivers University Bikeshare and Employee E-bike Purchase Program
Thompson Rivers University Bikeshare and Employee E-bike Purchase Program
Thompson Rivers University Bikeshare and Employee E-bike Purchase Program
Founder, Students on Sustainability
Founder, Students on Sustainability
University of Vermont Earth Week
University of Vermont Earth Week
Low Carbon Footprint Dinner - Univ. of Oregon
Low Carbon Footprint Dinner - Univ. of Oregon
Greening to campus Landscape
Greening to campus Landscape
Greening to campus Landscape
Greening to campus Landscape
Offsets and RECs: What's the Difference?
Offsets and RECs: What's the Difference?
1 MegaWatt Battery Energy Storage System
1 MegaWatt Battery Energy Storage System
1 MegaWatt Battery Energy Storage System
1 MegaWatt Battery Energy Storage System
Nitrogen Footprint Network Workshop
Nitrogen Footprint Network Workshop
Nitrogen Footprint Network Workshop
Nitrogen Footprint Network Workshop
University of Virginia Renewable Energy
University of Virginia Renewable Energy
Dickinson College Solar Array
Dickinson College Solar Array
University of Dayton Energy GPA
University of Dayton Energy GPA
University of Dayton Energy GPA
University of Dayton Energy GPA
University of Dayton Energy GPA
University of Dayton Energy GPA
University of Dayton Energy GPA
University of Dayton Energy GPA
University of Dayton Energy GPA
University of Dayton Energy GPA
Climate Change Commitment Wall
Climate Change Commitment Wall
Paradigm Project
Paradigm Project
Arboretum at the University of Pennsylvania
Arboretum at the University of Pennsylvania
Arboretum at the University of Pennsylvania
Arboretum at the University of Pennsylvania
Vassar Groveville Hydro Project
Vassar Groveville Hydro Project
VCU Community-University Urban Forestry Program
VCU Community-University Urban Forestry Program
Delta College Living Wall
Delta College Living Wall
Delta College Living Wall
Delta College Living Wall
Delta College Living Wall
Delta College Living Wall
University of California Irvine's PUMP2PLUG Electric Vehicle Adoption Program
University of California Irvine's PUMP2PLUG Electric Vehicle Adoption Program
American University Achieved Carbon Neutrality Two Years Ahead of 2020 Target
American University Achieved Carbon Neutrality Two Years Ahead of 2020 Target
American University Achieved Carbon Neutrality Two Years Ahead of 2020 Target
American University Achieved Carbon Neutrality Two Years Ahead of 2020 Target
UCI Bus Love: UC Irvine’s Transition from a Bio-Diesel to Electric Transit Fleet
UCI Bus Love: UC Irvine’s Transition from a Bio-Diesel to Electric Transit Fleet
UCI Bus Love: UC Irvine’s Transition from a Bio-Diesel to Electric Transit Fleet
UCI Bus Love: UC Irvine’s Transition from a Bio-Diesel to Electric Transit Fleet
UCI Bus Love: UC Irvine’s Transition from a Bio-Diesel to Electric Transit Fleet
UCI Bus Love: UC Irvine’s Transition from a Bio-Diesel to Electric Transit Fleet
UCI Bus Love: UC Irvine’s Transition from a Bio-Diesel to Electric Transit Fleet
UCI Bus Love: UC Irvine’s Transition from a Bio-Diesel to Electric Transit Fleet
UCI Bus Love: UC Irvine’s Transition from a Bio-Diesel to Electric Transit Fleet
UCI Bus Love: UC Irvine’s Transition from a Bio-Diesel to Electric Transit Fleet
Gardening for a Changing Climate
Gardening for a Changing Climate
Gardening for a Changing Climate
Gardening for a Changing Climate
Climate Change and Art: Transparency with Miguel Barros
Climate Change and Art: Transparency with Miguel Barros
Climate Change and Art: Transparency with Miguel Barros
Climate Change and Art: Transparency with Miguel Barros
Climate Change and Art: Transparency with Miguel Barros
Climate Change and Art: Transparency with Miguel Barros
Arizona State University Urban Forestry and Carbon Offsets Pilot
Arizona State University Urban Forestry and Carbon Offsets Pilot
Arizona State University Urban Forestry and Carbon Offsets Pilot
Arizona State University Urban Forestry and Carbon Offsets Pilot
Arizona State University Urban Forestry and Carbon Offsets Pilot
Arizona State University Urban Forestry and Carbon Offsets Pilot
Talking Truth: Finding Your Voice Around the Climate Crisis
Talking Truth: Finding Your Voice Around the Climate Crisis
Bates College Students Install Solar
Bates College Students Install Solar
Bates College Students Install Solar
Bates College Students Install Solar
Bates College Students Install Solar
Bates College Students Install Solar
Bates College Students Install Solar
Bates College Students Install Solar
Bates College Students Install Solar
Bates College Students Install Solar
Bates College Students Install Solar Panels on Research Faciltiy
Bates College Students Install Solar Panels on Research Faciltiy
Bates College's New Wood-based, Liquid Fuel Boiler
Bates College's New Wood-based, Liquid Fuel Boiler
Middlebury College Land Conservation at Bread Loaf
Middlebury College Land Conservation at Bread Loaf
Middlebury College Land Conservation at Bread Loaf
Middlebury College Land Conservation at Bread Loaf
Middlebury's Bread Loaf Mountain Campus and Surrounding Conserved Lands
Middlebury's Bread Loaf Mountain Campus and Surrounding Conserved Lands
Middlebury's Bread Loaf Mountain Campus and Surrounding Conserved Lands
Middlebury's Bread Loaf Mountain Campus and Surrounding Conserved Lands
Middlebury's Bread Loaf Mountain Campus and Surrounding Conserved Lands
Middlebury's Bread Loaf Mountain Campus and Surrounding Conserved Lands
Middlebury's Bread Loaf Mountain Campus and Surrounding Conserved Lands
Middlebury's Bread Loaf Mountain Campus and Surrounding Conserved Lands
Middlebury's Bread Loaf Mountain Campus and Surrounding Conserved Lands
Middlebury's Bread Loaf Mountain Campus and Surrounding Conserved Lands
2020 Sustainability Scholar in the Field
2020 Sustainability Scholar in the Field
CV Theis Groundwater Observatory
CV Theis Groundwater Observatory
Timothy Dwight College
Timothy Dwight College
STEM Kit for National Park Service
STEM Kit for National Park Service
STEM Kit for National Park Service
STEM Kit for National Park Service
Campus Commute
Campus Commute
Campus Commute
Campus Commute
Campus Commute
Campus Commute
Smith College Study Group on Climate Change
Smith College Study Group on Climate Change
Smith College Study Group on Climate Change
Smith College Study Group on Climate Change
Smith College Study Group on Climate Change
Smith College Study Group on Climate Change
Smith College Study Group on Climate Change
Smith College Study Group on Climate Change
Swarthmore Carbon Charge Program
Swarthmore Carbon Charge Program
Swarthmore Carbon Charge Program
Swarthmore Carbon Charge Program
University of California, Irvine's Pump2Plug Electric Vehicle Adoption Program
University of California, Irvine's Pump2Plug Electric Vehicle Adoption Program
Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions at the University of Calgary
Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions at the University of Calgary
Stanford achieves dramatic greenhouse gas emissions reductions to surpass state, national, and international climate targets
Stanford achieves dramatic greenhouse gas emissions reductions to surpass state, national, and international climate targets
Stanford achieves dramatic greenhouse gas emissions reductions to surpass state, national, and international climate targets
Stanford achieves dramatic greenhouse gas emissions reductions to surpass state, national, and international climate targets
Stanford achieves dramatic greenhouse gas emissions reductions to surpass state, national, and international climate targets
Stanford achieves dramatic greenhouse gas emissions reductions to surpass state, national, and international climate targets
Project Green Step 2030: Catawba College Campus Solar Energy Installation
Project Green Step 2030: Catawba College Campus Solar Energy Installation
Project Green Step 2030: Catawba College Campus Solar Energy Installation
Project Green Step 2030: Catawba College Campus Solar Energy Installation
Project Green Step 2030: Catawba College Campus Solar Energy Installation
Project Green Step 2030: Catawba College Campus Solar Energy Installation

This tab provides access to data collected through AASHE’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System™ (STARS). STARS is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance. STARS enables meaningful comparisons over time and across institutions using a common set of measurements developed with broad participation from the campus sustainability community. Additional content and advanced benchmarking tools will be added to this tab over time.

Programs and Initiatives

The following links connect to specific Content Displays on the STARS website (AASHE membership and log-in required).

Scores

The following link connects to the Score Display on the STARS website (AASHE membership and log-in required).

Air & Climate Partners

8760 Engineering

St. Louis, MO
Business Affiliate
Energy Master Planning / Metering / Retrofits, Advanced Cx, Retro-Cx and Central Plant Optimization.

Aircuity, Inc.

Newton, MA
Business Affiliate

Center for Resource Solutions | Green-e

San Francisco, CA
Business Affiliate
Green-e® is the only certification for renewable energy and carbon offsets accepted by AASHE STARS, setting quality standards and ensuring purchasers receive full environmental benefits.

Climate Remediation Foundation

Cambridge, MA
Business Affiliate
CRF educates the public on climate change while Soli® keeps carbon out of the atmosphere for every dollar spent.

Coalesce

Boston, MA
Business Affiliate
Coalesce designs solutions to meet campus specific needs, equipping the community with core competencies will empower stakeholders to adopt sustainability as an organizing principle.

CustomerFirst Renewables

Gaithersburg, MD
Business Affiliate
CFR is an innovative, renewable energy advisory firm focused on bringing large-scale solutions directly to clients. CFR solutions typically meet up to 100% of power needs, cost less than brown power, and mitigate price uncertainty.

Delta M Incorporated

Milton, ON
Business Affiliate
Delta M provides improved air quality within your current capital outlay - our filters cost the same as other quality filters on the market, but with added features that improves the air you breathe and diverts 100% of filter waste from landfills.

Energy Strategies

Salt Lake City, UT
Business Affiliate
Helping higher education clients instill confidence in their energy decisions by supplementing their capabilities with our experienced, multi-disciplinary consultancy services

Foam Cycle LLC

Augusta, NJ
Business Affiliate
Foam Cycle is the first patent-pending foam (aka Styrofoam) collection, densifying and recycling system. Our goal is to assist your school in its sustainability goals or to start a Circular Economy Recycling program.

Fovea, LLC

Seattle, WA
Business Affiliate

Second Nature

Boston, MA
Business Affiliate
Second Nature is committed to accelerating climate action in, and through, higher education.

Soli

Cambridge, MA
Business Affiliate
Soli® is a rewards program that fights climate change – it keeps two pounds of carbon out of the atmosphere for every $1 spent.

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