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Direct linkJonathan R. Barton; Paula Hernández Díaz; Andrés Robalino-López; Timothy Gutowski; Ignacio Oliva; Gabriela Fernanda Araujo Vizuete; María Rojas Cely – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2025
Purpose: This paper aims to analyze the influences of context and methodological differences in how universities confront, report and manage carbon neutrality in selected Andean universities, contrasted with a university in the USA. Design/methodology/approach: A sequential, mixed-methods design, using quantitative and qualitative approaches was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Energy Conservation, Climate
Download full textKatz, Emily; Schifter, Laura; La Pinta, Alexandra – Aspen Institute, 2020
"A State Policy Landscape: K12 Climate Action" looks at key areas where states have policies that can support schools in moving toward climate action. This report highlights opportunities for growth by focusing on state-level policy in the following focus areas: (1) mitigation; (2) adaptation; and (3) education. In this report, the…
Descriptors: State Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Climate, Conservation (Environment)
Dyer, Georges – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2012
Leaders in higher education are standing up to the greatest challenge today by providing education for sustainability, preparing graduates to create a sustainable economy. They are providing the opportunity for more students to access higher education by reigning in costs through energy efficiency and smart building. And by demonstrating…
Descriptors: Climate, Higher Education, Sustainable Development, Energy Conservation
Flynn, Emily – Sustainable Endowments Institute (NJ1), 2012
With buildings consuming almost half (49 percent) of all energy used in the United States, and three quarters of all electricity, there is a compelling need for investment in energy efficiency upgrades. These energy saving improvements "represent a significant opportunity to save money, reduce climate impact and generate jobs," according…
Descriptors: Climate, Cost Effectiveness, Colleges, Foreign Countries
Dvorak, Andrea M. W.; Christiansen, Lars D.; Fischer, Nancy L.; Underhill, Joseph B. – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2011
The last two decades have seen institutions of higher education put increasing emphasis on both internationalizing their institutions and making them more sustainable. While laudable in their own right, there are contradictions and tensions between these goals, in particular when the carbon emissions involved in international activities like study…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Case Studies
Webster, Andrea, Comp.; Sweeney, Seann, Comp. – Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2010
This paper includes over 1,250 stories that catalog a broadening and deepening commitment to campus sustainability by colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada. The 380-page report categorizes stories from nearly 600 higher education institutions into 24 chapters, spanning education and research, campus operations, and administration and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Environmental Education
