Denise Valenti, Office of Communications
May 27, 2021 3:02 p.m.
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In keeping with its core truth-seeking mission and commitment to sustainability, Princeton University has established an administrative process for dissociating from companies engaged in climate disinformation campaigns or that are involved in the thermal coal and tar sands segments of the fossil fuel industry. The University also has committed to reducing the aggregate harmful climate impact of the entirety of the University’s direct and indirect endowment holdings.
Based on expert analysis and input, Princeton will set a target date by which to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the University’s endowment portfolio, including intermediate goals to measure progress.
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Thursday, June 3 from 6-7:30 p.m.
Here is a summary of the topics covered in the report.
They plan to reduce 95% of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, build environmental and economic resiliency and prioritize those most impacted by health and economic downturns.
Buildings and Energy
The main goals for this section are to encourage renewable energy buildings, promote local production of renewable energy and engage the community in energy efficiency.
Transportations and Land Use
The goals for transportation and land use include support of mixed use and walkable communities, the reduction of motor vehicle miles and encourage active transportation and advance alternative and low carbon fuel in regional transportation.
Saturday, May 29 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Thursday, June 3 from 6-7:30 p.m.
Here is a summary of the topics covered in the report.
They plan to reduce 95% of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, build environmental and economic resiliency and prioritize those most impacted by health and economic downturns.
Buildings and Energy
The main goals for this section are to encourage renewable energy buildings, promote local production of renewable energy and engage the community in energy efficiency.
Transportations and Land Use
The goals for transportation and land use include support of mixed use and walkable communities, the reduction of motor vehicle miles and encourage active transportation and advance alternative and low carbon fuel in regional transportation.
Bay of Plenty District Health Board second to launch sustainability plan
4 May, 2021 11:02 PM
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Pohutakawa House at Tauranga Hospital can be filled from basement to roof 510 times. Photo / George Novak
Pohutakawa House at Tauranga Hospital can be filled from basement to roof 510 times. Photo / George Novak
A local health authority is one of two across the country that has instigated a plan in line with the government s 2025 deadline for carbon neutrality. As part of the Government s initiative to combat climate change, the Bay of Plenty District Health Board was required to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025.
DHB sustainability manager Viktoria Blake told the Bay of Plenty Times that was somewhat impossible due to the hospital s role in keeping people alive.
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Concordia places among world’s top 100 universities for its support of UN Sustainable Development Goals
The institution jumps to 62nd globally and into the best 25 in three categories in the 2021 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings
Concordia’s institutional commitment to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been recognized in the newly released 2021 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings. The university placed 62nd out of 1,115 institutions worldwide, a significant increase from 2020, when Concordia ranked in the 101-200 category out of 766 institutions.
Concordia landed in the world’s top 25 in three SDG categories: Reduced Inequalities, which seeks to lessen relative income disparities within and among countries, Climate Action, which encourages urgent steps to combat climate change and its impacts; and Sustainable Cities and Communities, which strives for more inclusive, safe, resilient and eco-friendly urban settings.