The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 was landmark legislation that, along with healthcare and deficit reduction, invested in domestic clean energy initiatives and reduced carbon emissions. As part of Second Nature’s policy and advocacy efforts, we have developed an interactive map of over 700 clean energy projects across higher education institutions nationwide, anchored in the IRA. The projects displayed on the map show a cross-section of the volume, scale, and diversity of the sector’s leadership in creating impactful climate solutions.
While many of the federal investments and the IRA’s incentives and tax credits that support a clean energy transition are sunsetting, we hope this map tool can serve as a resource for higher education sustainability professionals to make the case for continued investment in climate action projects, attract new funding streams for these types of projects, and support clean energy advocacy efforts at the federal, state, and local levels.
