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Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
Notable Organizations, Organizations
It seeks to “empower higher education to lead the sustainability transformation” by enabling institutions “to model and advance sustainability in everything they do, from governance and operations to education and...
Education/Training, Sustainability, Transformation/Change
Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF)
Organizations
Seeks to promote sustainability as a critical focus of teaching, research, operations, and outreach at colleges and universities worldwide. The Talloires Declaration, a ten-point action plan committing institutions to sustainability...
Education/Training, Sustainability
Billion Dollar Green Challenge
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It encourages colleges, universities, and other nonprofit institutions to invest a combined total of one billion dollars in self-managed revolving funds that finance energy efficiency improvements.” The funds loan money...
Energy, Energy Efficiency, Investment
Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions
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Makes use of the abundance of expertise and experience at the University of Arizona in order to link decision-making, the information needs of managers, and science in its continuous efforts...
Adaptation, Climate Change, Resilience
Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEPR)
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It's a focal point for research on energy and environmental policy at MIT; promoting "rigorous, objective research for improved decision making in government and the private sector", and securing the...
Energy, Environment, Policy
Center for Environment, Economy and Society
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Founded within the Columbia University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, this center operates based on the firm belief that local environments, economies, and societies are so tightly interwoven and interdependent...
Economics, Environment, Social/Cultural Dimension
Center for Security and Emerging Technology
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It produces "data-driven research at the intersection of security and technology, providing nonpartisan analysis to the policy community"; seeking to prepare a "new generation of decision-makers to address the challenges...
Data, Policy, Security, Technology
Center for Solutions to Weather and Climate Risk
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It aims to make the most of every input and forecast related to weather or climate to prevent and manage environmental risks. In order to do so, it relies on...
Climate Change, Education/Training, Risks
Center on Global Energy Policy
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It conducts “policy-relevant research, convenes energy leaders, and trains the next generation of energy thought leaders and policy executives” in order to improve the quality of energy policy and dialogue....
Energy, Policy
Centre for Complex Systems in Transition
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CCST, an initiative of the Stellenbosch University, is a transdisciplinary center of research and teaching. It seeks to address the challenges hindering environmental and social sustainability. It applies research themes such...
Sustainability