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Second Nature believes that transparency through public reporting is a cornerstone of climate action. Public disclosure of emissions data and climate action goals enables institutions to track progress against clear benchmarks and toward defined goals. While public disclosure can be challenging in today’s climate of skepticism around science and data, reporting serves as a powerful act of resistance and collective action. Many campuses are continuing to publish emissions publicly, and we are supporting them in doing so.
By contributing to aggregated data sets, colleges and universities help advance research, foster scholarship, and uphold the mission of higher education. At the same time, we recognize that flexibility is essential. We are offering our members the option to report their emissions in the reporting platform without publishing them to the public reporting module.
In 2022, Second Nature and the University of New Hampshire Sustainability Institute (UNHSI) expanded their partnership to more efficiently report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data and track GHG emission reductions publicly. UNHSI’s Sustainability Indicator Management & Analysis Platform (SIMAP) houses the public reporting module for the CLN. Climate Leadership Network(CLN) signatories commit to publicly reporting progress annually. Other CLN members (UC3 and Affiliates) can opt in to share their climate action data publicly.
Network benefit: Climate Leadership Network members receive a 35% discount for a paid SIMAP subscription. Email [email protected] to request the SIMAP discount code. Please note that your institution must be current with Climate Leadership Network dues to receive the SIMAP discount.
If you are a current SIMAP subscriber, these are your options for public reporting:
If you are not a SIMAP Subscriber, Carbon and Climate Commitment signatories receive a complimentary license to use the SIMAP Public Reporting Module. Please use the following link to schedule a meeting to walk through the public reporting process.
Reporting Resources:
Signatories of the Climate and Carbon Commitments commit to submitting an initial Climate Action Plan(CAP) within two years of signing, and reviewing, revising, and updating their CAP every five years as needed. Second Nature will archive your CAP and will recognize your updated CAP in the Implementer Newsletter.
Please email your Climate Action Plan to [email protected]
Climate Action Planning resources:
There are a variety of ways to fulfill the Resilience Assessment reporting requirement
If you need a framework for reporting your resilience assessment, you may use the following form.
Resilience Planning resources:
If you have additional questions, please get in touch with [email protected]
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