People and Organizations
This former US vice president received a Nobel Prize for his climate advocacy.
Who is Al Gore?
The abbreviation for this climate-change driver is GHG
What is Green House Gas?
This Federal Agency's mission is to protect human health and the environment.
What is the Environmental Protection Agency?
This commitment will reduce our impact on global climate change
What is Net-Zero Carbon University by 2050?
This writer sparked the environmental movement with her book Silent Spring
Who is Rachel Carson?
Some types of development may meet NIMBY pressure. What does it stand for?
What is Not in My Back Yard?
This 1972 federal law was passed after the Cuyahoga River caught fire in 1969.
What is the Clean Water Act?
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?
This organization promotes university sustainability in American Colleges and Universities.
What is The American Association for Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)?
If I dropped off a truckload of mixed recyclables at the MRF, where did I go?
What is a Material Recovery Facility?
This Illinois Law put the state on the path to 100% Clean Energy by 2050
What is the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (2021)?
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?
Known as the Mother of the Environmental Justice movement, This Chicagoan founded People for Community Recovery in Altgeld Gardens.
Who is Hazel M Johnson?
My boss asked me to draft a CSR policy- what's that?
What is Corporate Social Responsibility?
This Federal law created new tax credits and grant programs for clean energy projects.
What is The Inflation Reduction Act
This commitment encourages practices to sustain plants, animals, and other organisms on campus.
What is the Biodiverse University by 2050 commitment?
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?
LEED, a green building certification
What is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design?
This 1987 international agreement phased on ozone-depleting chemicals in refrigerators, and is considered a success of international cooperation.
What is the Montreal Protocol?
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