Commitment to a Sustainable Future
The University of Connecticut has adopted the following environmental policies as listed on the Policies & Procedures website.
Adopted April 22, 2004 (rev. Jan. 2007)
In fulfilling its mission as Connecticut’s land grant, public research university and its corresponding obligation to protect and preserve natural resources for an environmentally sustainable future, the University of Connecticut commits to the following principles of environmental leadership:
Performance: The University will institutionalize best practices, comply with environmental laws, regulations and standards, and continually monitor, report on and improve its environmental performance.
Responsible management and growth: The University will endeavor to design, construct and maintain its buildings, infrastructure and grounds in a manner that ensures environmental sustainability and protects public health and safety.
Outreach: The University will promote environmental stewardship in Connecticut and embrace environmental initiatives in partnership with its surrounding communities.
Academics: The University will advance understanding of the environment through its curriculum, research and other academic programs, and will employ an ethic of environmental stewardship in all intellectual pursuits.
Conservation: The University will conserve natural resources, increase its use of environmentally sustainable products, materials and services, including renewable resources, and prevent pollution and minimize wastes through reduction, reuse and recycling.
Teamwork: The University will encourage teamwork and provide groups and individuals with support, guidance and recognition for achieving shared environmental goals.
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OS Intern Amanda Stowe reports on the March to End Fossil Fuels in NYC! #EndFossilFuels
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UConn students joined 75,000 climate activists in the March to End Fossil Fuels in New York City on September 17, 2023.
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UConn’s academic ecosystem and the environmental crisis via @The Daily Campus
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Creating a More Just and Equitable Future, Together
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UN Climate Change
Heading to #COP29 in Baku in November?
Check the @COP29_AZ website for all the details you need on visas, travel, and accommodation:
👉 http://cop29.az
Around 2% of overall human-caused emissions come from cooking. That’s similar in size to aviation and shipping.
Yet, funding of #CleanCooking initiatives remains inadequate.
It’s time to scale. The benefits for climate, for health and for equality are gigantic.
Last year, the world's six Regional Collaboration Centres:
✅ Helped organize Regional Climate Weeks which brought together more than 25,000 stakeholders
This year, they will:
✅ Help governments design the next round of national climate action plans
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The climate crisis 🌎🔥 is leaving its mark on Latin America and the Caribbean.
The new @WMO report "The State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean" sheds light on climate impacts in the region, but also looks at solutions 👇