Degrees That Matter: Climate Change and the University (Urban and Industrial Environments)
"Anyone who wishes to stem global warming in ways sensitive to the practical realities of running schools and businessesor who simply wishes to be an effective leader in any walk of lifewill want to read this terrific contribution to the field of higher education stewardship." Julian Keniry, Director of Youth and Campus Ecology, National Wildlife Federation, and author of Ecodemia: Campus Environmental Stewardship at the Turn of the 21st Century"Degrees That Matteris a great piece of work. Though I"ve been actively working in the field of climate change for nearly a decade, this book expanded my knowledge about how universities and colleges can be powerful sources of leadership and support for advancing climate solutions. I look forward to adding this practical, hands-on guide to my resource desk."Debra L. Sachs, Executive Director, Alliance for Climate Action (ACA)"Degrees That Matteris a terrific guide for universities that want to reduce their global warming footprint. Rappaport and Creighton explain the causes and effects of climate change and present a road map based on their own successful struggle to reduce emissions at Tufts University. This is a practical handbook for faculty, staff, and students on the methods for, and the politics of, reducing emissions on campus."Jonathan Lash, President, World Resources Institute"Degrees That Matteris a great piece of work. Though I"ve been actively working in the field of climate change for nearly a decade, this book expanded my knowledge about how universities and colleges can be powerful sources of leadership and support for advancing climate solutions. I look forward to adding this practical, hands-on guide to my resource desk."Debra L. Sachs, Executive Director, Alliance for Climate Action (ACA)"It is an inspirational read... Few books deal so comprehensively with mitigation of climate change in the workplace and none matches this book in terms of the higher education sector."David ReayTimes Higher Education Supplement"With climate change and carbon emissions high on the political and educational agenda, the book is a timely reminder to the higher education sector that it needs to attend to its own performance and reputation in this area."Peter HopkinsonNature"Universities also teach by what they do, by the example they set. *Degrees That Matter* is a wonderful guide to what universities and colleges are doing today about the biggest issue of our time -- climate disruption -- and what should be done tomorrow."--James Gustave Speth, Dean, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies"*Degrees That Matter* is a terrific guide for universities that want to reduce their global warming footprint. Rappaport and Creighton explain the causes and effects of climate change and present a road map based on their own successful struggle to reduce emissions at Tufts University. This is a practical handbook for faculty, staff, and students on the methods for, and the politics of, reducing emissions on campus."--Jonathan Lash, President, World Resources Institute