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7000 univer­si­tés du monde entier déclarent l'état d'ur­gence clima­tique

Universities and Colleges for the Climate Summit

Introduction

In advance of the  Secretary General's Climate Summit on September 23, networks and institutions working in Further and Higher Education are coming together to add their support to this letter that would be shared with key government officials and the media in advance of this event.

The aim is to get as many networks and institutions as possible on board in order to showcase the commitments towards the attainment of SDG 4 (Education) and 13 (Climate Change).

As at 11th July 2019, 25 networks have already agreed to support this letter, including the  Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI),  Global Alliance,  EAUC - The Alliance for Sustainability Leadership in Education and  Second Nature. They represent more than 7000 institutions. Additionally, 58 institutions have individually signed up to it.

Who can sign: Ideally, the president or chancellor of respective institutions will sign on to this letter on behalf of the institution. However, if an institution has already committed to the actions outlined below via previous agreements, any faculty or staff member of the institution can sign on to reiterate its pre-existing commitment. If you have any questions regarding who can sign on to this letter, please [infoeauc.org.uk?subject=Climate Letter Query]. Networks that represent higher and further education institutions can also sign on to the letter.

Deadline: The current deadline for signing on to this letter is August 1st 2019. If you are ready to add your network or institution to this letter, then please sign on to this letter via this form which will take no more than 2 minutes to complete.

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Climate Emergency Letter

As institutions and networks of higher and further education from across the world, we collectively declare a Climate Emergency in recognition of the need for a drastic societal shift to combat the growing threat of climate change.

The young minds that are shaped by our institutions must be equipped with the knowledge, skills and capability to respond to the ever-growing challenges of climate change. We all need to work together to nurture a habitable planet for future generations and to play our part in building a greener and cleaner future for all.

We are today committing to collectively step up to the challenge by supporting a three-point plan which includes:

  1. Mobilizing more resources for action-oriented climate change research and skills creation;|
  2. Committing to going carbon neutral by 2030 or 2050 at the very latest;|
  3. Increasing the delivery of environmental and sustainability education across curriculum, campus and community outreach programmes.|

We call on governments and other education institutions to join us in declaring a Climate Emergency and back this up with actions that will help create a better future for both people and our planet.

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Current representation:

74 institutions representing approx. 865,000 students 31 networks representing approx. 7500 institutions

Signed by Networks

  1.  Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI)|
  2.  Global Alliance|
  3.  EAUC - The Alliance for Sustainability Leadership in Education|
  4.  Second Nature|
  5.  YEA! Network|
  6.  Caribbean Youth Environment Network|
  7.  Campus Responsables|
  8.  Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative - GRLI|
  9.  COPERNICUS Alliance (CA) |
  10.  U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development|
  11.  Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)|
  12.  NSCN, Nordic Sustainable Campus Network|
  13.  National Union of Students UK|
  14.  Students Organising for Sustaniability (SOS) - UK|
  15.  Intentional Endowments Network|
  16.  WEEC Network - World Environmental Education Network|
  17.  Society for Environment and Sustainable Development|
  18.  ARIUSA|
  19.  Red Ambiental de Universidades Sostenibles-RAUS|
  20.  UK & Ireland UN PRME Regional Network|
  21.  Green-Campus Programme|
  22.  Maynooth Green Campus|
  23.  China Green University Network (CGUN)|
  24.  Asian Sustainable Campus Network (ASCN)|
  25.  CAS-Net JAPAN|
  26.  Red Colombiana de Formación Ambiental RCFA|
  27.  Red Ambiental Interuniversitaria - Interuniversia Perú (RAI)|
  28.  Morgen|
  29.  APERAU|
  30.  Red Cientifica Internacional del Campo Unificado de la Educación -REDCICUE|
  31.  Pacto Universitario Frente al Cambio Climático||

Signed by Institutions

  1. Tongji University, China|
  2. Bridgend College, UK|
  3. Strathmore University, Kenya|
  4. Zayed University, UAE|
  5. University of Glasgow, UK|
  6. University of Bristol, UK|
  7. Centro Regional de Geomatica - CeReGo, Argentina|
  8. Women in Energy & Environment at MENA region, Kuwait|
  9. Grenoble Ecole de Management, France|
  10. EDC Paris Business School, France|
  11. Excelia Group La Rochelle Business School, France|
  12. Kedge Business School, France|
  13. ICN Business School, France|
  14. University of the West of England Bristol, UK|
  15. Toulouse INP - ENSAT, France|
  16. University of Winchester, UK|
  17. Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille, France |
  18. Sierra Nevada College, USA|
  19. Southern Connecticut State University, USA|
  20. TERI School of Advanced Studies, India|
  21. College of Saint Benedict, USA|
  22. California State University, Monterey Bay, USA|
  23. Umma University, Kenya |
  24. TU Dortmund University, Germany|
  25. Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia|
  26. Bayero University Kano, Nigeria|
  27. Universidad Central de Venezuela, Venezuela|
  28. University of Guadalajara, Mexico|
  29. California State University, USA|
  30. Geography and Environmental Science Department, University of Calabar, Nigeria|
  31. Dar Al Uloom University, Saudi Arabia/Riyadh|
  32. King's College London, UK|
  33. Foundation for Environmental Education - EcoCampus programme, Denmark|
  34. Kinsale College, Ireland|
  35. Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda|
  36. Universidad Biblica de las Americas, Puerto Rico|
  37. Universidad Politecnica Cristiana, Puerto Rico|
  38. Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán, Honduras|
  39. Busheny Core Primary Teachers' College, Uganda|
  40. Kibuli Core Primary Teachers' College, Uganda|
  41. NUI Galway, Galway|
  42. Shimoni Core PTC, Uganda|
  43. Health Service Executive (Cork University Hospital), Ireland|
  44. Universidad Nacional de Ciencias Forestales, Honduras|
  45. Universidad Pedagogica Experimental Libertador, Venezuela|
  46. Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, Costa Rica|
  47. Glasgow Caledonian University, UK|
  48. Technological University Dubliln, Ireland|
  49. Bishop Stuart Core P.T.C, Uganda|
  50. University of 17 Agustus 1945 (UNTAG) of Surabaya, Indonesia|
  51. Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico|
  52. Columbus University,Panama|
  53. Unidades Tecnológicas de Santander, Colombia|
  54. Universidad Politécnica de Honduras, Honduras|
  55. Universidad Libre Colombia, Colombia|
  56. Universidad del Istmo, Panama|
  57. Vatel Mauritius, Mauritius|
  58. Universidad Metropolitana de Honduras, Honduras|
  59. University of Granada, Spain|
  60. University of Valencia, Spain|
  61. Earth University, Costa Rica|
  62. Federal University of Para, Brazil|
  63. ISAE Universidad, Panama|
  64. African Network for Sustainable Development Education -ANSDE, Cameroon|
  65. Independent University, Bangladesh|
  66. University of California, Irvine, USA|
  67. Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá (UTP, Panama|
  68. Comteq Computer and Business College, Philippines|
  69. Department of Land Resources, Chinese Culture University, Taiwan|
  70. Goddard College, USA|
  71. Stockholm University, Sweden|
  72. Universidad Ean, Colombia|
  73. Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales, U.D.C.A, Colombia|
  74. Faculty ITC, University Twente, Netherlands|

Please note that it can take 1-2 business days for the signatory list to be updated.

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