Climate Crews

Hosted by the UN Foundation in partnership with the Sustainable Endowments Insitute, Climate Crews is a contest to engage college students in on-campus climate change projects with the goal of increasing their energy and sustainability practices. 

2009 Campus Climate Leaders 

Biodiesel Conversion - Natalie Fleming, Arizona State University

Green Transportation - John Kraus, Carleton College

aCClimate Conservation Campaign - Beth Kochevar, Colorado College 

aCClimate Conservation Campaign - Lizzy Stephan, Colorado College 

Combating Climate Change on Campus - Charles Harrington, Dalhousie University

Office of Sustainability Project - Ann Cashell, Miami University, Ohio 

Responsible Endowment Campaign - Victor Weisberg, UCLA

Bike Share Program - Kyle Gracey, U. of Chicago

Composting: Student Action and Institutional Change - Sarah Cline, Notre Dame

Greenhouse Gas Reductions Task Force - Gideon Burdick, Warren Wilson College

YU UnPlugged - Ester Stiefel, Yeshiva University

About Climate Crews:  

Each year, the UN Foundation puts out a call to colleges and universities, challenging students to combat climate on their campuses.  Interested participants submit projects proposals and a team of experts carefully selects the top ten.  Winners are brought to DC for two days of training, followed up by campus visits where students are given the opportunity to showcase their work in person.  Winners are also awarded a $500 mini project grant. 

For the 2008/2009 Climate Crews contest, the UN Foundation partnered with the Sustainable Endowments Institute (SEI) who brings many years of experience advancing sustainability on college campuses to the partnership. For this program, SEI's unique Green Report Card was used to deepen contest participants understanding of their schools sustainability practices.