Climate, Environment, and Sustainability at CC

Climate, Environment & Sustainability

想要深入了解一种赌博正规的十大网站，在那里可持续发展不仅仅是一个流行语，而是一种生活方式? At Colorado College, 我们对气候和可持续发展的态度与落基山脉本身的活力产生了共鸣. It’s not about sitting in lectures and jotting down theories. 在这里，可持续发展已经融入了我们的日常生活.

想象一下，走出你的宿舍，发现自己身处一个屡获殊荣的碳中和模型的中心. 地热能项目在你脚下嗡嗡作响，巨大的太阳能电池板捕捉科罗拉多的阳光. 在CC，我们不仅研究环境，我们还积极保护和关心环境.

从课堂讨论到校园运营，在CC，可持续生活不仅仅是一种可能性， it’s what we do every day. On our beautiful campus and beyond, you won’t simply learn about sustainability – you’ll live it, breathe it, and contribute to it.

Academics

在赌博正规的十大网站，我们对可持续发展的承诺超越了教科书中的一章. 想象一下这样一个校园，学术部门通过专门的可持续实践课程点燃你的学习热情. That’s the reality at CC. 可持续发展不仅仅是一个概念——它是我们课程的一部分.

在我们的文科环境中，合作不仅仅是被鼓励的——这是一种生活方式. Students working hand-in-hand with faculty, not only in classrooms, 而是专注于可持续发展的开创性研究. O我们有五分之一的教师致力于可持续发展研究，强调我们对解决这一全球当务之急的坚定承诺.

This is more than a sustainability commitment. 这是我们对环境管理的整体方法的证明. At CC, we don’t only teach sustainability – we embody it, in lecture halls, labs, and field study courses.

Some quick facts:

29 out of 35 CC的学术部门提供的课程侧重于可持续发展.
作为一所文理学院，CC的学生和教授被强烈鼓励 collaborate on research.
29% of CC students 毕业于需要了解可持续发展的项目或专业.

1 out of 5 faculty members conduct research that focuses on elements of sustainability.
1 in 3 academic departments 是否有一名或多名教师从事可持续发展研究.

CC is Carbon Neutral

On January 1, 2020, Colorado College became the first in the Rocky Mountain Region 也是北美首批实现碳中和这一里程碑的八所高等教育机构之一. But how did we do it? Through real, tangible actions right here at home.

Harnessing the power of the sun and the spirit of innovation, CC now operates on 100% local renewable energy. Our energy isn’t just green – it’s homegrown, 多亏了现场资源以及与科罗拉多斯普林斯公用事业公司的开创性合作. This isn’t about distant power plants. It's about power in our own backyard.

我们已经将校园内的排放量削减了惊人的75%，重点是直接减排. 在CC，我们相信以身作则，而不仅仅是通过碳补偿来平衡账目. 这证明了我们对可持续实践的坚定承诺，而不是口头上的承诺, but in action. W我们不只是设想一个更绿色的未来——我们正在创造它，就在这里，现在.

Some of the college's major initiatives have included:

CC's first high-performance energy design guidelines were written for new and renovated buildings.
在过去的十年中，CC一直与科罗拉多斯普林斯公用事业公司合作，寻找合作伙伴并实现其目标的方法. This has helped lead to the addition of the 255 megawatts of local solar in current and planned projects for the utility.

East Campus Housing opened with both sustainable solar and geothermal energy systems.
Numerous solar PV installations 是在校园内外建造的，最初是由学生在2008年发起的.
CC supports climate-friendly transportation access with EV chargers across campus, universal access to PikeRide for students and employees, and student access to MMT buses and Safe Ride.

The Community & World

在CC，我们的可持续发展愿景远远超出了校园边界. 这是我们与更大的社区一起踏上的旅程.

Through the State of the Rockies project, we're not just studying the environment. We're diving deep into the heart of the Rocky Mountain region, 以协作精神分析环境态度和政策，汇聚社会各方面的思想.

Our commitment doesn’t stop at the local level. 我们的教师和学生将他们对气候行动的热情带到全球舞台上, actively participating in the UN Climate Change Conference (COP). 想象一下，成为那些关键的全球气候讨论的一部分, 您的声音和研究对国际气候行动有何贡献. At CC, this isn’t a dream – it’s a reality.

这些项目体现了我们在塑造可持续未来中的作用. 我们的重点并不局限于校园范围内的研究. We extend our reach into the community and across the globe将可持续发展的原则从我们的教室带到世界. At CC, 我们不仅是教育者和学习者，我们还在引领着一个更可持续发展的世界.

Things to Know:

Our Community Engaged Scholars program 通过CCE和PIFP为学生提供了许多参与经验，使他们能够与当地组织和非营利组织建立联系，支持广泛的主题, gaining impactful, real-world experiences.
State of the Rockies 研究了整个西方国家对环境的态度，并通过年度调查解决了社会和政治问题, 包括科罗拉多州的水力压裂政策和对低收入家庭的热岛影响.

Faculty and students engage in topics such as refugee and migration issues，包括气候移民，通过课堂、课程作业、社区参与和实地研究.
Office of Sustainability offers paid and unpaid opportunities to students providing 体验式学习机会，学生可以在校园内领导可持续发展倡议.