SUNY Climate and Sustainability Action Plan

The State University of New York (SUNY) plans to make significant contributions to meeting the challenge of climate change. Read a full breakdown of SUNY's climate and sustainability goals, success indicators, actions and recommendations through 2030 in its Climate and Sustainability Action Plan.

May 23, 2025

Published by SED

Guest authored by The State University of New York (SUNY)

Energy Efficiencies, GHG Emissions, Higher Education

The State University of New York (SUNY) plans to make significant contributions to meeting the challenge of climate change by modeling how society can decarbonize, developing the next generation of environmental and justice leaders, discovering innovative technologies and approaches, and advancing equitable economic mobility and community health. The university developed its Climate and Sustainability Action Plan as a comprehensive approach that leverages its unique scale and core educational, research, workforce development, and operational expertise to accelerate climate and sustainability efforts.

SUNY will start implementing over 150 recommendations and actions in this plan at the beginning of 2025 and will maintain that effort through the end of 2030. These commitments build on several decades of work at SUNY’s 64 campuses of implementing energy efficiency measures, adopting sustainable practices to reduce waste, developing groundbreaking technology and engaging students.

To read a full breakdown of SUNY’s climate and sustainability goals, success indicators, actions and recommendations through 2030, download its Climate and Sustainability Action Plan:

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