People and Organizations
Acronyms!
Laws and government
UIC Climate Commitments
100

This former US vice president received a Nobel Prize for his climate advocacy.

Who is Al Gore?

100

The abbreviation for this climate-change driver is GHG

What is Green House Gas?

100

This Federal Agency's mission is to protect human health and the environment.

What is the Environmental Protection Agency?

100

This commitment will reduce our impact on global climate change

What is Net-Zero Carbon University by 2050?

200

This writer sparked the environmental movement with her book Silent Spring

Who is Rachel Carson?

200

Some types of development may meet NIMBY pressure. What does it stand for?

What is Not in My Back Yard?

200

This 1972 federal law was passed after the Cuyahoga River caught fire in 1969.

What is the Clean Water Act?

200

When you encourage your college or department to recycle at events, you're contributing to this Climate Commitment.

What is Zero-Waste University by 2050?

300

This organization promotes university sustainability in American Colleges and Universities.

What is The American Association for Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)?

300

If I dropped off a truckload of mixed recyclables at the MRF, where did I go?

What is a Material Recovery Facility?

300

This Illinois Law put the state on the path to 100% Clean Energy by 2050

What is the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (2021)?

300

Some bathroom sinks use less water than others- these are known as "low flow" and contribute to this climate commitment.

What is the Net-zero Water by 2050?

400

Known as the Mother of the Environmental Justice movement, This Chicagoan founded People for Community Recovery in Altgeld Gardens.

Who is Hazel M Johnson?

400

My boss asked me to draft a CSR policy- what's that?

What is Corporate Social Responsibility?

400

This Federal law created new tax credits and grant programs for clean energy projects.

What is The Inflation Reduction Act

400

This commitment encourages practices to sustain plants, animals, and other organisms on campus.

What is the Biodiverse University by 2050 commitment?

500

This US-based movement was founded by young people in 2017 to "Stop the Climate Crisis and Win a Green New Deal"

What is the Sunrise movement?

500

LEED, a green building certification

What is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design?

500

This 1987 international agreement phased on ozone-depleting chemicals in refrigerators, and is considered a success of international cooperation.

What is the Montreal Protocol?

500

This commitment inspired the Teaching Sustainability Initiative, which helped create US230 and the Minor in Sustainable Cities 

What is the Transformative Scholarship University by 2050 commitment

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