JANUARY 22, 2025
Second Nature’s work to accelerate climate action in higher education has spanned five U.S. presidential administrations, facing various headwinds and tailwinds throughout this time. One thing has remained constant: the higher education sector plays a vital role in helping society overcome the challenges caused by climate change.
Since 2006, with the launch of the Presidents’ Climate Leadership Commitments and the Climate Leadership Network, Second Nature has been leading the higher education sector’s efforts to create and implement ambitious, equitable, and effective climate solutions.
Through our institutional members’ strengths in research, education, and community engagement across institution types and geographies, the Climate Leadership Network has played an essential role in accelerating the nation’s climate solutions. Second Nature has also been a key alignment partner for international higher education networks, contributing best practices from the US and learning about successes from our global partners.
At Second Nature, we remain fully committed to this mission and look forward to redoubling our efforts in the years ahead. Our work today is more critical than ever before, and we stand ready to support our member institutions as they sustain and intensify their efforts to address humanity’s most urgent global climate challenges.
