The development of Penn’s Climate Action Plan was spurred by President Gutmann’s 2007 signing of the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment pledge, which bound the University to assess its carbon emissions from greenhouse gases and submit a long-range plan reducing its carbon footprint by Sept. 15, 2009. Penn was among the first of the now 600+ colleges and universities to sign this pledge, and the first among the Ivy League institutions.

“Penn is proud to be an environmental leader among American colleges and universities,” Gutmann said. “Our new Climate Action Plan outlines the next bold steps we will take to further reduce our carbon footprint, including strategies to promote recycling, increase energy efficiency and apply innovative design and construction methods. The health of our planet depends on our actions and Penn is committed to leading higher education’s green revolution into the future.”

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