新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis reaffirmed its commitment to a better planet by joining global leaders on recent statements calling for actions on sustainability, equality, equitable economic growth and climate change.
The UN
In the first, the university joined 58 signatories in calling for action on the United Nations鈥 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which global governments committed to achieving by 2030.
To that end, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis began a earlier this year to measure its progress in addressing the goals and spur collaboration to help meet them. A on the SDGs is being held May 19, from 4 to 5pm by the offices of Global Affairs; Sustainability; and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
The US
The second statement is calling for a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions to levels 50 percent below those seen in 2005 by the year 2030 鈥 .
鈥淕iven the central role higher education plays in society, we affirm that solving global challenges, like the challenges posed by global climate change, is a key part of our educational missions,鈥 says the letter, signed by 75 college and university leaders from around the country. 鈥淭hrough our curriculum, research, and operations, we will continue to be engines of innovation driving climate solutions in this country, and around the world, in the years ahead.鈥
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Kat Kerlin is an environmental science writer and media relations specialist at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis. She鈥檚 the editor of the 鈥What Can I Do About Climate Change?鈥 blog. kekerlin@ucdavis.edu.