气候，环境和可持续发展在CC

气候、环境 & 可持续性

Want to dive into a campus culture where sustainability isn’t just a buzzword, but a way of life? 在赌博正规的十大网站, our approach to climate 和可持续性 resonates with the dynamism of the Rockies themselves. 这不是坐在课堂上草草记下理论. Here, sustainability is woven into the very fabric of our daily experience.

Imagine stepping out of your dorm and finding yourself in the heart of a living, 碳中和呼吸模型. Geothermal energy projects humming beneath your feet and vast solar arrays capturing the Colorado sun. 在CC, we don’t just study 环境, we actively protect and care for it.

From classroom discussions to campus operations, at CC, living sustainably isn’t just a possibility, 这是我们每天都在做的事情. 在我们美丽的校园内外, 你不仅会学到可持续发展，你还会生活在其中, 呼吸它, 并为之做出贡献.

学者

在赌博正规的十大网站, our commitment to sustainability isn’t just a chapter in a textbook – it’s a dynamic thread interwoven throughout our academic tapestry. Imagine a campus where academic departments ignite your learning with courses dedicated to sustainable practices. 这就是CC的现实. 可持续性 is not just a concept, but a living, breathing part of our curriculum.

In our liberal arts environment, collaboration isn’t just encouraged – it’s a way of life. 学生与教师携手合作, 不仅仅是在教室里, but in groundbreaking re搜索 endeavors focused on sustainability. One-fifth of our faculty are deeply immersed in sustainability re搜索, underscoring our unwavering dedication to addressing this global imperative.

这不仅仅是一个可持续发展的承诺. It's a testament to our holistic approach to environmental stewardship. 在CC，我们不只是教授可持续发展 我们把它体现在每一个讲堂、实验室和实地研究课程中.

一些简单的事实:

30分中的28分 academic departments at CC offer courses that focus on sustainability.
As a liberal arts college, CC 学生 and professors are highly encouraged to 合作研究.
25%的CC学生 graduate from a program or major that requires an understanding of sustainability.

五分之一的教职员工 对可持续性要素进行研究.
三分之一的学术部门 have one or more faculty members engaging in sustainability re搜索.

CC是碳中和

2020年1月1日，赌博正规的十大网站成为 第一个在落基山脉地区 and among the first eight higher-ed institutions in North America to achieve a monumental milestone: carbon neutrality. 但是我们是怎么做到的呢? 通过在国内切实可行的行动.

利用太阳的力量和创新精神, CC现在100%使用当地的可再生能源. 我们的能源不仅是绿色的，而且是自给自足的, thanks to on-site resources and a pioneering partnership with Colorado Springs Utilities. 这与遥远的发电厂无关. 这关乎我们后院的权力.

We’ve slashed our on-campus emissions by a staggering 75%, focusing on direct emission reductions. 在CC, we believe in leading by example, not just balancing the books with carbon offsets. This is a testament to our unwavering commitment to sustainable practices – not just in words, 但是在行动中. We don't just envision a greener future – we're creating it, right here, right now.

学院的一些主要举措包括:

一个行为改变计划，包括 14周，14个习惯，减少14% 在电，热和水的使用. CC saved nearly $100,000 in utility costs through the "aCClimate14" effort.
CC的第一 高性能能源设计指南 是为新建和翻新的建筑写的吗.
图坦卡蒙图书馆成为国家图书馆 最大的学术净零能耗图书馆 following a massive underground geothermal energy project and major renovations.

东校区宿舍 以可持续建筑和能源系统开放.
众多 太阳能光伏装置 were constructed on and off campus, originally initiated by 学生 in 2008.
CC has worked with Colorado Springs Utilities over the past decade to find ways to partner and meet its goals. 这有助于导致增加 255兆瓦的太阳能 在当前和计划中的项目.

社区 & 世界

在CC our vision of sustainability stretches far beyond the campus borders. 这是我们与更大的社区一起踏上的旅程.

通过 落基山脉之州项目，我们不仅仅是在研究环境. 我们正在深入落基山脉的中心地带, analyzing environmental attitudes and policies with a collaborative spirit that brings together minds from every corner of the community.

我们的承诺不仅限于地方层面. 我们的 faculty and 学生 take their passion for climate action to the global stage, 积极参与 联合国气候变化会议 (警察). 想象一下，成为那些关键的全球气候讨论的一部分, where your voice and re搜索 contribute to international climate action. 在CC，这不仅仅是一个梦想——这是一个现实.

These programs are the embodiment of our role in shaping a sustainable future. 我们的 focus isn’t limited to re搜索 within the confines of our campus. 我们将我们的触角延伸到社区和全球, bringing the principles of sustainability from our classrooms to the world. 在CC, we’re not just educators and learners – we’re leading the charge towards a more sustainable world.

注意事项:

我们的 社区参与学者计划 through the CCE and the PIFP provides many engagement experiences for 学生 to build connections with local organizations an nonprofits supporting a wide range of topics, 获得有效的, 真实的经历.
落基山脉州 looks at environmental attitudes across the West and addresses social and political issues that arise through the annual survey, including fracking policy in Colorado and heat island impacts on low-income households.

教师和学生参与的主题，如 难民和移民问题, including climate migration, through classes, coursework, community engagement, and field study.
可持续发展办公室 offers paid and unpaid opportunities to 学生 providing experiential learning opportunities where 学生 can lead sustainability initiative across campus.