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GMO’s Annual Green Schools Posts in 2017

by Richard Matthews
July 23, 2018
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Each summer and fall the Green Market Oracle (GMO) publishes a series of
posts addressing a wide range of green school related subjects. In addition to green buildings, this
series reviews hundreds of sustainability-focused schools and
accreditation. Last year GMO published 19 articles in this series
bringing the total to almost 400.  In 2017 the articles focused on dozens of academic degrees, climate denial in early education, renewable energy and conservation in schools. The first article explains why business schools are getting a failing grade in environmental sustainability.

Business School Sustainability Fail

Research suggests that business schools are not adequately preparing
students to meet the challenges of climate change.
Sustainability-focused pedagogy is rare. Even rarer are schools that
teach science-based sustainability strategies. As the primary drivers of climate change, the role of the business
community is crucial. Read more »

 

 

CLIMATE DENIAL IN EARLY EDUCATION 

Portland School Boards Protect Fact-Based Climate Education (Video)

Portland
school board is standing up to protect our children’s access to the
truth about climate change. The GOP has been behind consorted attempts
to deny children access to a fact-based climate education. In some
cases, educators are all that stand between our kids and Republican
lies.
Read more »

 

Republicans Censor Climate Information in Schools

Climate denial is alive and well in the GOP. Republican legislators are
conspiring to deprive kids of a science based climate education. In at
least one state they have already succeeded. Earlier this year
Republican lawmakers in Idaho voted to remove all fact-based references
to climate from the state’s science curriculum. Read more »

Heartland’s Climate Denial Campaign Targets Public Schools

The fossil fuel front group known as the Heartland Institute is at the
forefront of efforts to deceive our children. Climate denial comes in
many forms but the most unconscionable disinformation efforts involve
the targeting of kids in their classrooms. Whether they call themselves
climate skeptics or climate realists, the goal of climate deniers at the
Heartland Institute is to misinform the public including our children. Read more »

ACADEMIC DEGREES

UI GreenMetric World University Ranking

For the last seven years the Universitas Indonesia has been ranking
institutions of higher learning in terms of sustainability. The ranking
is called the UI GreenMetric World University Ranking.

The idea of this ranking system was born out of a 2009 conference hosted
by the school. The “International Conference on World University
Rankings” addressed the fact that many school rankings failed to include
carbon reduction efforts.
Read more »

15 Greenest US Colleges & Universities (2017)

BestColleges.com has named the top 15 US colleges and universities in
2017 based upon AASHE’s ratings. Each year the Association for the
Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) creates a list
of green schools that have engaged in successful eco-initiatives
on-campus and within their surrounding communities. AASHE’s list of green schools is consistent with their efforts to
coordinate and strengthen campus sustainability efforts. Although this
list is not endorsed by AASHE, it does rely on the organization’s STARS
ratings. Read more »
 

Top 5 Countries for Green Masters Degrees (Sustainable Development & Environmental Management)

The majority of the world’s green schools can be found in a handful of countries. According to Eduniversal
rankings of the best sustainable development
and environmental management masters degrees some countries stand out
both for the number of schools offering green masters degrees and for
their respective positions within this ranking system. When broken down
into regions GreenMetric’s top 50
gives Europe the edge with 22 universities followed by North America
with 13 universities. The Far East has 9 universities in the top 50.
Latin America, Australia and the Middle East came in 4th, 5th and 6th
with 3, 2, and 1 universities respectively. Read more »





Top 50 Masters Degrees Focused on Sustainability and the Environment

There are a number of rating systems that rank schools on their
environmental footprints and their academics. One example would be AASHE’s ratings another is the Universitas Indonesia (UI) GreenMetric
World University Ranking. UI has assessed green campuses and
sustainability in colleges and universities all around the globe. Yet
another ranking system is Eduniversal
2017 rankings of the best sustainable development and environmental
management masters degrees. The list includes the top 50
sustainability-focused masters programs in the world. They are presented
in the order of their ranking, the name of both the university and the
program, and the country in which they are located.
Read more »

Three Environmentally Themed Graduate Degrees

The Green Market Oracle has been following environmentally themed
academics and sustainability focused curricula for more than five years.
During this time we have reviewed hundreds of programs
from primary school to post graduate education.  Environmental studies
are of increasing interest to students and a growing number of schools
are integrating sustainability into their curricula.  Here are three
environmentally themed graduate programs that warrant special mention: Read more »
  

Top 50 Green Universities in the UK

UK universities are among the top performing sustainability focused
institutions in the world. According to the Universitas Indonesia (UI)
GreenMetric World University Ranking 8 of the top 50
green universities are in the UK. The ranking places University of
Nottingham as the second greenest university in the world, after
University of California Davis. Moreover, 5 spots out of the first 10
are awarded to British universities. The complete list includes a total
of 150 universities in the UK. In the UK Nottingham Trent University
came in first with a score of 76,20 percent, followed by University of
Brighton with a score of 74,80 percent. Read more »

 

Complete World University Rankings of Green Schools

The Universitas Indonesia (UI) GreenMetric World University Ranking
assesses green campuses and sustainability in schools. In response to
student demand schools are increasingly focusing on
sustainability. Universities all over the world have voluntarily
implemented ISO 14001.  The ranking system seeks to promote
sustainability focused school policies and behaviors.  Read more »
 

Sustainability Focused Education Auckland University (Video)

The University of Auckland Business School has a sustainability program
and the school’s Faculty of Science Sustainability Network partners with
the UofA’s commitment to sound environmental performance as part of
their Strategic Plan 2013-2020. This includes objectives to make more efficient use of resources and enhance their overall environmental performance.  Read more »

 

Advocacy in International Affairs from IHEID (Video)

The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID)
is offering English language studies designed to help students to
develop the skills they need to influence the global agenda.  Read more »

Course – Climate Change and Energy at Harvard Kennedy School

Harvard Kennedy School is offering a one-week Executive Education
program in which leading experts will address mitigation, adaptation,
economics of climate change, geoengineering, and other topics.Read more »
 

Graduate Certificate – CSR/Sustainability at St Michael’s College (Video)

The Graduate Certificate in CSR/Sustainability at the University of St.
Michael’s (University of Toronto) is a program that accommodates people
who are working full time. There are already 200 graduates of this program from around the world.

Read more »

Course Certificate – Leading Organizations & Change at MIT Sloan School of Management

MIT Sloan School of Management is collaborating with world renowned
faculty to offer instruction in the prescient realm of organizational
change. In today’s complex interconnected world an organization’s
strategies and tactics must be encouraged to evolve. Course alterations
are essential in response to changing business environments. In the face
a barrage of unprecedented challenges, an organizations ability to
pivot on a dime has become critical.

Read more »

 

RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION 

Why Schools are Leading the Renewable Energy Revolution

All over the world schools are installing clean power systems and saving
money. Institutions of learning offer the perfect platform for
renewable energy. In the context of financial constraints on education,
green power can also be a forward-looking cost-effective option. In
addition to offering long-term price stability, renewable energy is
emissions-free power. Declining price points and increasing efficiency make renewables the
smart choice. This is especially true when coupled with increases in
efficiency and decreased costs of stationary batteries. Market forecasts suggest that energy storage will continue to get less expensive and more efficient.Read more » 

Energize Schools Energy Conservation Competition

The Energize Schools Energy Conservation Competition is a three-week
challenge that gives schools in Southern California the chance to
compete for prizes by reducing their energy usage. Since 2014 Energize
Schools has worked with Energy and Facilities Managers to help Southern
California schools reduce their energy by 391,383 kWh saving $58,883 and
slashing 192,884 lbs. of CO2.Read more »

Paper Reduction Programs in Schools

In an effort to minimize their environmental footprints a large number
of schools are getting involved in paper reduction projects. This is an
important issue for institutions of learning as they are responsible for
a larger than average share of global paper consumption. Paper
production comes at a very high environmental cost, it is also a
major source of climate change causing greenhouse gases. Paper is
resource intensive requiring large quantities of trees and water. Paper is
not only a major contributor to deforestation and drought it is also a
leading source of pollution.Read more »

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Stay tuned for more green school information and
resources this year. From now until the end of October, the Green Market
Oracle will feature posts as part of the 2018 edition of the
Green School Series which includes links to almost 400 articles covering everything you need to
know about sustainable academics, student eco-initiatives, green school
buildings, and college rankings as well as a wide range of related
information and resources.

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