{"id":39952,"date":"2025-10-20T13:19:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T17:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/?p=39952"},"modified":"2025-10-27T12:55:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T16:55:41","slug":"new-resource-higher-education-clean-energy-projects-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/2025\/10\/20\/new-resource-higher-education-clean-energy-projects-map\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW RESOURCE: Higher Education Clean Energy Projects Map"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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\u2019s policy and advocacy efforts, we have developed<a href=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/resources\/hecemap\/\"> an interactive map of over 700 clean energy projects across higher education institutions nationwide,<\/a> <strong>anchored in the IRA.<\/strong> The projects displayed on the map show a cross-section of the volume, scale, and diversity of the sector\u2019s leadership in creating impactful climate solutions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/resources\/hecemap\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HECE-Map-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HECE-Map-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HECE-Map-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HECE-Map-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HECE-Map.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While many of the federal investments and the IRA\u2019s incentives and tax credits that support a clean energy transition are sunsetting, we hope this map tool can<strong> 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.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide has-custom-font-size has-medium-font-size is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-25\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-text-align-center has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/resources\/hecemap\/\" style=\"background-color:#df7350\"><strong>VIEW THE MAP<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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