“Climate change is one of the most significant
challenges of our time, and the scientific
consensus is that most of the observed global
warming in temperatures over the last 50 years is
likely to have been due to the human-induced
increase in greenhouse gas concentrations…
Recognizing that leadership is fundamental to
ensure a legacy for the future and to protect the
healthy and safe learning and working environments
valued by the UW, we look forward to working with
the founding partners of the Seattle Climate
Partnership, including the City of Seattle, to
promote the community-wide goal of reducing
greenhouse gas emissions by 7% below 1990 levels by
2012.”
Mark A. Emmert, President, University
of Washington
During
the 2006-2007 academic year, an interdisciplinary
group of
four University of Washington
graduate students
spent three academic quarters investigating and
reporting on many promising greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions reduction strategies possible on campus.
This work was done in conjunction with the
Seattle Climate
Partnership
(SCP), of which the University of Washington is a
founding partner. The project team worked with the
City of Seattle's
Office of Sustainability and the
Environment
to support SCP members in their GHG emissions
reduction efforts and share case studies and
lessons learned from UW's
efforts.
This project was run through the University of
Washington's
Program on the Environment
and the
Environmental Management Graduate
Certificate Program.
It was made possible through support from
the
Henry Luce
Foundation.
The domain www.climatepartnership.com name is available. For more information, contact kuharicm@gmail.com