The UW Climate Action Plan has been submitted! In January 2009, as part of President Emmert’s leadership in signing the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), an Oversight Team formed under the auspices of the Environmental Stewardship Advisory Committee. The Team was tasked with coordinating the drafting of the university’s Climate Action Plan, an institutional plan toward becoming climate neutral. Teams of faculty, students, administrative leaders and staff across all three campuses worked together to develop the plan, which was submitted to ACUPCC on September 12, 2009. Stay tuned as the teams now turn their attention to implementation strategies, and for information on how to get involved.
The Plan may be viewed here.
What we are doing
What we are doing
The CFL Exchange Project, to be conducted in April, will exchange all incandescent light bulbs on Seattle campus with energy savings CFL bulbs. The task is being led by UW senior Chris Bruno, with help from many student volunteers. This exciting venture builds on a similar successful project recently done in the University’s residence halls and Greek system houses. The completion of this project will not only reduce UW’s carbon footprint, but is also estimated to reduce our utility costs by approximately $12,000 a year.
http://dailyuw.com/2009/2/25/student-plans-extensive-light-bulb-swap-improve-en/
Read the latest from various University departments and offices on their individual environmental sustainability efforts:
- All Campuses
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- Capital Projects Office Newsletter CPOutlook: The 2030 Challenge
- Climate Impacts Group Newsletter The Pacific Northwest Climate CIGnal
- Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Newsletter Environmental Health News
- Housing and Food Services Newsletter Buzzworthy
- Transportation Services Newsletter Here'n'There
- UW Program on Climate Change Newsletter Climate Change News
- UW Water Center Newsletter The Watershed Review
- UW Bothell Insight
- UW Tacoma Inside Track
The mission of the UW Earth Club is to plan and execute projects that encourage environmental stewardship on campus and in the UW community, including Earth Day. They promote fellowship among UW students who care about the environment by holding events and encouraging discussion of environmental ideas and issues.
Engineers Without Border's main objective is to work with disadvantaged communities worldwide to improve their quality of life.
The central tenet of the organization is "to build a better world, one community at a time."
In Fall 2008, the University of Washington launched a new UW Environmental Innovation Challenge (EIC) in which interdisciplinary student teams work collaboratively to develop solutions to a specific problem of environmental significance. The EIC will spark new product designs that capitalize on emerging market conditions and propose business concepts that promise significant financial reward while enhancing environmental sustainability.
For the EIC, student teams (frequently in partnership with companies, government agencies, etc) will work to develop pioneering methods, designs, and products that provide innovative solutions, reduce environmental impacts, improve ecological sustainability, and improve environmental quality while promoting viable business concepts. Each student team will develop a proof-of-concept, prototype or simulation, as well as a 5- to 7-page business summary that demonstrates well-formulated business models with significant potential for growth.
The mission of FOSEP is to:
- Foster scientist-citizens who can participate effectively in discussions about issues in science and society
- Increase dialogue among experts - particularly scientists - and the public and policymakers
- Promote multidisciplinary interaction among scholars in our community about complex science policy problems
- Provide leadership opportunities for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows
- Act as a clearinghouse of information for individuals interested in science, ethics, and policy.
The UW Green Coalition is an amalgamation on all of the environmental clubs on the University of Washington Seattle campus. Our mission is to increase environmental stewardship on our campus by facilitating collaboration between campus organizations that demonstrate a commitment to protecting the environment, organizing activities which education students about the importance of sustainability and environmental awareness as well as serving as an environmental leader to the university as a whole.
The Green Coalition is comprised of Seed, Earth Club, The Sierra Student Coalition and WashPIRG.
GreenLaw is the Environmental Law Society at the University of Washington School of Law. Greenlaw was incorporated in 2000 with the mission of providing environmental litigation experience to law students at the University of Washington. Since then, GreenLaw has become an active part of the law school community with a committed base of students and an enthusiastic board of directors. GreenLaw fuses the passion and skills of University of Washington law students with the professional expertise and leadership of attorneys and advocates at the forefront of environmental activism.
Are you interested in working alongside like-minded individuals to:
1. Create a more sustainable campus
2. Greening UWT
3. Participating in restoration projects
4. Playing outside
If so, Project Earth is the club for you. Find out by clicking the link:
