Resources for Climate Action at the U
You can help the U meet its climate goals! Browse the resources below to get involved in climate-related research and build climate knowledge and skills inside and outside the classroom.
Research Resources
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The Wilkes Center leverages the University of Utah’s unique position and environment to drive world-class research on climate change forecasting, impacts, and solutions and places this science in the hands of decision-makers. Drawing on multidisciplinary centers of excellence at the University of Utah, the Wilkes Center strives for practical, integrative, and solutions-oriented research that can translate into policy around climate extremes, including wildfire and drought, air quality, natural ecosystems, carbon and water cycling, human environment and health. The Center is fostering educational and research training programs that support climate innovation and developing a new generation of solution-oriented leaders.
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Our research is unique due to its noteworthy history and recognitions as well as its state-of-art facilities, innovation district and leading research programs.
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The Global Change & Sustainability Center coordinates, promotes, and accelerates interdisciplinary research and training on natural and human-built systems, the dynamic interactions and interconnections that exist in those systems, and the role of humans in the environment.
Education Resources
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Human alteration of Earth's climate is an accepted scientific fact. As the impacts of climate change become more severe over the coming years and decades, companies, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations will be required to adapt and respond to climate change. Scientifically-based, up-to-date knowledge is essential to formulating adaption and response strategies, and the University of Utah’s certificate in Climate Change will provide you with this knowledge. The program curriculum provides students with cutting-edge training, with courses covering local and global climate systems, geography, and ecology. In earning the certificate, students will understand the fundamentals of climate systems and the scientific background of climate change, equipping them to develop mitigation and adaptation strategies for dealing with climate change.
https://advising.utah.edu/majors/quick-look/climate-change.php
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The University of Utah defines sustainability as the integrated pursuit of social equity, environmental integrity, and economic security for current and future generations. It created the Sustainability Office in fall 2007 to move campus toward this holistic view of sustainability.
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(STARS) is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance.
https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/university-of-utah-ut/report/
Mitigation Resources
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The Sustainability & Energy group supports Strategic Plans and Policy to ensure we are working strategically towards electrification and carbon neutrality.
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University of Utah Health develops sustainable approaches to care that meet the health needs of people today and future generations.
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SIMAP® (Sustainability Indicator Management & Analysis Platform) is a carbon and nitrogen-accounting platform that offers campuses a simple, comprehensive, and affordable online tool to track, analyze, and improve campus-wide sustainability. The mission of SIMAP® is to help institutions, colleges and universities track their footprints so they can meet their sustainability goals as effectively and efficiently as possible.
Resilience Resources
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As climate change continues to cause and intensify both local and global challenges, the University of Utah is choosing to act boldly and leverage its collective impact as an institution. As a signatory to the Presidents’ Climate Leadership Commitments, the U has pledged to provide knowledge, research, practice and informed graduates to create a positive and sustainable future. This includes working toward zero emissions and building resilience to climate impacts.