{"id":36062,"date":"2024-06-04T16:21:24","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T20:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/?page_id=36062"},"modified":"2026-03-06T18:40:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:40:46","slug":"become-a-signatory-in-the-climate-leadership-network","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/climate-leadership-network\/signatories\/become-a-signatory-in-the-climate-leadership-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Become a Signatory in the Climate Leadership Network"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"36062\" class=\"elementor elementor-36062\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43021c4 page-header e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43021c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c3f8f3 e-con-full full-width-left e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c3f8f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e68eda7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e68eda7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Become a Signatory in the Climate Leadership Network<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6290983 elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"6290983\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e87250d e-con-full animated-slow full-width-right e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e87250d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-648d4fd e-con-full logo e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"648d4fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8cdfac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8cdfac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CLN-Logo-Vertical-Small.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27288\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CLN-Logo-Vertical-Small.png 570w, https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CLN-Logo-Vertical-Small-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CLN-Logo-Vertical-Small-200x150.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93406e3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93406e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d34e1f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d34e1f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On this page<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e0c2ed elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2e0c2ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#before\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 50 50\"><defs><style>      .cls-1 {        fill: #fff; 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Prioritizing Action<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-40908\"><a href=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/climate-leadership-network\/signatories\/reporting-guidance\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Reporting<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-36075\"><a href=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/climate-leadership-network\/signatories\/carbon-management-greenhouse-gas-mitigation\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Carbon Management &amp; Greenhouse Gas Mitigation<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-36074\"><a href=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/climate-leadership-network\/signatories\/examples-of-climate-action-plan-structures\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Examples of Climate Action Plan Structures<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-36073\"><a href=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/climate-leadership-network\/signatories\/frequently-asked-questions\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-41478\"><a href=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/climate-leadership-network\/signatories\/become-a-signatory-in-the-climate-leadership-network\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Become a Signatory in the Climate Leadership Network<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5e1106 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5e1106\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebbf53a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebbf53a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bold commitments to climate action by higher education leaders have a significant impact at their institution and beyond. Presidents or Chancellors must sign one of the 3 commitments to join the network.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93a6cd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"93a6cd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"mailto:commitments@secondnature.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Email us to Become a Signatory<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c8bc1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6c8bc1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35e0272 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35e0272\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"before\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Before Signing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3f354d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3f354d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Investigate<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5587453 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5587453\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have developed resources to help you determine the best fit for your institution out of the 3 commitment options.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Climate Commitment:<\/strong> Integrates carbon neutrality with climate resilience and provides a systems approach to mitigating and adapting to a changing climate.<\/li><li><strong>Carbon Commitment:<\/strong> Focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and achieving carbon neutrality as soon as possible.<\/li><li><strong>Resilience Commitment:<\/strong> Focuses on climate adaptation planning and community capacity building to deal with a changing climate and resulting extremes.<\/li><li><strong>Shared elements of all three commitments:<\/strong> integration of climate action in education curriculum, expanding climate research efforts, public reporting, and creating and revising an action plan.<\/li><\/ul><p>Campus representatives may be interested in reviewing the overview of commitment implementation, comprehensive climate guidance, and informative webinars.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f7955d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f7955d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27ed473 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27ed473\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6dee01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6dee01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"723\" src=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SecondNature_Carbon_Blue-1-1024x925.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5743\" alt=\"Carbon Commitment Seal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SecondNature_Carbon_Blue-1-1024x925.png 1024w, https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SecondNature_Carbon_Blue-1-300x271.png 300w, https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SecondNature_Carbon_Blue-1-768x694.png 768w, https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SecondNature_Carbon_Blue-1.png 1408w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-201b136 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"201b136\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5320b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5320b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Carbon Neutrality?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51ed5c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51ed5c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Higher education cannot fulfill its obligation to support a thriving civil society if that society is not sustainable. Carbon neutrality provides an imperative and shared vision \u2013 that climate action and sustainability is central to higher education\u2019s mission in the 21st century. <a href=\"\/climate-leadership-network\/signatories\/introduction-to-sustainability-planning-and-climate-action\/\">Read more about Sustainability Planning and Climate Action<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-035fc66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"035fc66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Carbon-Commitment.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download the Carbon Commitment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5030060 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5030060\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-359ac89 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"359ac89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-724e86b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"724e86b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SecondNature_Resilience_Blue-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4259\" alt=\"Resilience commitment seal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SecondNature_Resilience_Blue-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SecondNature_Resilience_Blue-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SecondNature_Resilience_Blue-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SecondNature_Resilience_Blue-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SecondNature_Resilience_Blue-1-360x360.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86d7e34 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86d7e34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-916694c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"916694c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Resilience? <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b505674 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b505674\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The impacts of change are being felt worldwide, from Superstorm Sandy to the droughts in the Southwest. Campuses are already facing, and will continue to face, direct impacts from climate-related extreme events, and many are taking steps to increase tolerance to extremes such as drought or flooding. With a Resilience approach, we not only adapt, but flourish in the face of change while improving our local communities. <a href=\"\/climate-leadership-network\/signatories\/introduction-to-sustainability-planning-and-climate-action\/\">Read more about Sustainability Planning and Climate Action<\/a>.<\/p><p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Climate-Resilience-Background-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about resilience<\/a> and the Climate Leadership Network framework that is specifically designed for higher education. Download introductory handouts on what climate resilience is and <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Why-Resilience-Handout.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">why it\u2019s important<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e87d049 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e87d049\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Resilience-Commitment.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download the Resilience Commitment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3941e5d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3941e5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab661c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab661c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-298bf3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"298bf3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SecondNature_Climate_Blue.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4255\" alt=\"Climate commitment seal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SecondNature_Climate_Blue.png 1000w, https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SecondNature_Climate_Blue-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SecondNature_Climate_Blue-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SecondNature_Climate_Blue-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SecondNature_Climate_Blue-360x360.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fb06f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8fb06f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d60b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26d60b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why the Integrated Climate Commitment?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01d079c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01d079c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By signing the integrated Climate Commitment, schools are creating plans that incorporate carbon neutrality and resilience, and work to include these in institutional planning. Sustainability (and sustainable thinking and planning) is about accounting for the complex and integrated nature of the variety of natural and human systems that maintain a thriving world. Isolating individual issues all too often results in actions that degrade overall sustainability while seeking to address a single aspect of it. <a href=\"\/climate-leadership-network\/signatories\/introduction-to-sustainability-planning-and-climate-action\/\">Read more about Sustainability Planning and Climate Action<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5074b40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5074b40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Climate-Commitment.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download the Climate Commitment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfda638 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bfda638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"connect\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Connect<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4ef928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4ef928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Contact Second Nature to schedule a conversation or customized presentation to your senior staff, sustainability committee, and other stakeholder groups.<\/p><p>Climate Leadership Network Presidents are also available to connect at the peer-to-peer level. If interested in this option, please indicate your preference in an email to Second Nature.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76148d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"76148d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"mailto:commitments@secondnature.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Email us to Become a Signatory<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b4ed1b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b4ed1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"signing\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11c29d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11c29d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4878eb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4878eb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Signing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b117541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b117541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When the president or chancellor is ready to sign, download one of the commitments on our website, sign, and send to Second Nature using one of the two options:<\/p><p>Scan &amp; email: <a href=\"mailto:commitments@secondnature.org\">commitments@secondnature.org<\/a><\/p><p>Mail: Second Nature<br \/>160 Alewife Brook Pkwy #1182<br \/>Cambridge, MA 02138<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdebafb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bdebafb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26e7c9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26e7c9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20151005_ClimateCommitment-10-1024x682.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36086\" alt=\"Group from Agnes Scott College signing papers around a shared table.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20151005_ClimateCommitment-10-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20151005_ClimateCommitment-10-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20151005_ClimateCommitment-10-768x511.webp 768w, https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20151005_ClimateCommitment-10-1536x1022.webp 1536w, https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20151005_ClimateCommitment-10.webp 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bcad11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9bcad11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"after\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. After Signing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b761e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b761e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After sending in your signed commitment, Second Nature will welcome the president or chancellor of your institution and share important resources for getting started. At that time, an <a href=\"\/climate-leadership-network\/signatories\/organizing-for-action\/\">Implementation Liaison<\/a> will have to be appointed by your institution\u2019s president or chancellor, to lead the reporting requirements for the commitment. After sending the signed commitment to Second Nature, many schools choose to have a public signing ceremony and announce their new commitment to local media. 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Once you\u2019ve sent in your signed commitment, you will be a part of our growing Climate Leadership Network!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9929141 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9929141\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f38b997 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f38b997\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Steps<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ede5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65ede5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Review the commitments framework and options<\/li><li>Sign a commitment, or change\u00a0from Carbon Commitment or Resilience Commitment\u00a0to the integrated Climate Commitment<\/li><li>Send signed commitment to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:commitments@secondnature.org\">Second Nature<\/a><\/li><li>Hold a public signing ceremony and publicize the commitment<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c89b211 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c89b211\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-374faf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"374faf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For implementation, see <a href=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/climate-leadership-network\/signatories\/commitments-implementation-handbook\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Commitment Implementation Steps<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this page Before Signing Signing After Signing Connect to Join Jump to a Signatory Handbook Page Bold commitments to climate action by higher education leaders have a significant impact at their institution and beyond. 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