University Action to Achieve Net Zero
Channel: SDSN
Date: 2023-10-11

Plenary Session 8 of the 2023 International Conference for Sustainable Development

As the risks and impacts of climate change become more visible every year, the call for net zero emissions is no longer restricted to country-level commitments. It has become equally important for non-state actors, like business corporations and large institutions, to establish targets and pathways to net zero by mid-century or sooner.  Universities and colleges across the world have the unique opportunity in this race to zero, to not only build strategies to reduce emissions within their operations, but to also champion knowledge, climate research, and action within their communities.

As universities and colleges across the world continue to commit to reaching net zero emissions, it is crucial that lessons and resources are shared in a comprehensive and intentional manner to accelerate campus decarbonization efforts. Experts from universities around the world have come together to share their expertise and discuss how HEIs around the world can accelerate climate action by acting as agents of change and living laboratories in their communities. 

Moderated by John Thwaites, Chair, Monash Sustainable Development Institute and Climateworks Centre 

Speakers: 

Kendra Wasiluk, Program Director, Net Zero and Sustainability, Monash University

Dano Weisbord, Executive Director, Sustainability and Chief Sustainability Officer, Tufts University

Tim Carter, President, Second Nature

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