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