Campaigns & Commitments
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Campaigns & Commitments: Collective Impact
To date, nearly two dozen colleges and universities, spanning over 50 campuses in 13 states from Hawaii to Vermont, have made commitments to 100 percent renewable energy or electricity. More than 800,000 students in the U.S. attend a college or university that is committed to achieving a renewable future.
And campuses across the country are doing much more than setting ambitious goals. In fact, more than 40 colleges and universities already obtain 100 percent or more of their electricity from renewable energy sources. In addition to driving meaningful reductions in climate and air pollution, those schools are also leading by example for their larger communities and states.
Right now, we are working with students at over a dozen campuses from coast to coast to encourage their schools to take action for 100 percent renewable energy. If we secure new commitments to 100 percent renewable energy or electricity at each of those campuses, we would bring the total number of students attending colleges and universities committed to 100 percent renewable up to well over one million.
100% Renewable Electricity & Energy Commitments
The University of Vermont is committed to 100% renewable electricity
The College of the Atlantic is committed to be fossil-fuel free by 2030
Hampshire College is committed to and operates on 100% renewable electricity
The University of Hawaii system (10 campuses) is committed to 100% renewable energy by 2035
Plymouth State University (NH) is committed to 100% renewable electricity by 2030
Cornell University is committed to 100% renewable energy by 2035
The University of Wisconsin Stevens-Point is committed to and operates on 100% renewable electricity
The State University of New York (SUNY) Cortland is committed to 100% renewable electricity
The University of North Texas operates on 100% renewable electricity
Southwestern University operates on 100% renewable electricity
Boston University is committed to 100% renewable electricity
Chatham University is committed to 100% renewable electricity by 2030
Stanford University is committed to 100% renewable electricity by 2021
Ithaca College operates on 100% renewable electricity
Harvard University is committed to being fossil-fuel free by 2050
The University of California system (10 campuses) is committed to 100% renewable electricity by 2025 and to building new buildings without the need to be powered by fossil fuels
Brown University is committed to 100% renewable energy by 2040
Middlebury College is committed to 100% renewable energy by 2028
Vanderbilt University is committed to 100% renewable energy by 2050
The University of Arizona is committed to 100% renewable electricity
Austin Community College Round Rock is committed to 100% renewable electricity
Austin Community College Elgin is committed to 100% renewable electricity
The Los Angeles Community College District (9 campuses) is committed to 100% renewable electricity by 2030 and 100% renewable energy by 2040