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Campus Sustainability

Sustainability means 'meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.' --Brundtland Commission (NASA photo)

Campus Sustainability Committee

Our mission is to serve in an advisory capacity to all campus departments, colleges and other entities in an effort to advance environmental and economic sustainability at the University of Wyoming.


     In September 2007, President Buchanan signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, committing UW to reducing its carbon emissions over the coming decades, and to eventually become carbon neutral. As part of the Commitment, UW has now completed its Climate Action Plan, the document to guide the institution in achieving its sustainability goals. The Climate Action Plan is a joint effort of University administrators, faculty, staff and students.  A link to the final document is included below.

University of Wyoming Climate Action Plan (PDF)


     For more information on the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, please visit http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org.