University of Arizona Sustainability and Climate Action Plan Kickoff

By Trevor Ledbetter, Office of Sustainability
April 4, 2023
To: Campus Community
From: Office of Sustainability
Subject: University of Arizona Sustainability and Climate Action Plan Kickoff
Date: Apr 04, 2023

Participate in the kickoff event for the University of Arizona Sustainability and Climate Action Plan  

The University is creating a Sustainability and Climate Action Plan to meet our commitment to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2040 or sooner and to help address the climate crisis. 

YOUR INPUT IS NEEDED

Faculty, staff, students and members of the broader community are invited to learn more about this collaborative process and to contribute their ideas for the Action Plan at the kick-off event on April 11 from 2-4:00 p.m. in the Health Sciences Innovation Building (Forum). By identifying solutions that will guide the plan, you can help make the University a more sustainable, equitable and resilient place to learn, work and thrive together. 

Reserve your seat now to attend in person or register to join via Zoom. 

Attendees both in-person and on Zoom will have the opportunity to participate in discussions and activities that will inform the Action Plan. 

Can't attend the kick-off event? Please complete this anonymous survey to share your input now. Fill out this key stakeholder interest form to participate in future workshops that will take place over the coming months following the kick-off. Dates and locations of each will be released soon. 

For questions about access or to request any disability-related accommodations at this event such as ASL interpreting, closed-captioning, wheelchair access, or electronic text, etc., please email Trevor Ledbetter, director of the Office of Sustainability.

ABOUT THE SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE ACTION PLAN

The Action Plan will guide us to create a comprehensive roadmap for achieving climate neutrality together while addressing the urgent challenges caused by the climate crisis. This plan will identify objectives and initiatives for the University that will:

  • Reduce our greenhouse gas emissions as well as energy and water use, further increase our use of renewable energy, and promote other climate and broader sustainability and resilience solutions; 

  • Integrate resilient practices and sustainability as a guiding principle across our operations, teaching and research activities; 

  • Activate students, faculty and staff as well as our community partners in making the University a more sustainable place to live, work and learn. 

Multi-disciplinary working groups, an advisory team, and an executive steering committee, each consisting of key stakeholders from across the University, will support this process. 

 

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