Overview

Second Nature works to proactively build a sustainable and positive global future through initiating bold commitments, scaling successful actions, and accelerating innovative solutions among leadership networks in higher education. The Climate Leadership Commitments are a signature program of Second Nature and include a Carbon Commitment (focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions), a Resilience Commitment (focused on climate adaptation and building community capacity), and a Climate Commitment that integrates both. The Climate Leadership Network comprises more than 600 colleges and universities in every state and the District of Columbia who have committed to take action on climate and prepare students through research and education to solve the challenges of the 21st century. Learn more at: secondnature.org.

The Carbon Commitment was formerly known as the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). 

Adaptation Work:

 The Resilience Commitment focuses on climate adaptation planning and community capacity building to deal with a changing climate and resulting extremes.

The Climate Commitment integrates carbon neutrality with climate resilience and provides a systems approach to mitigating and adapting to a changing climate.

Learn more at: secondnature.org/joining-the-climate-leadership-network/
or at: secondnature.org/what-we-do/climate-leadership/