CLIMATE EDUCATION INITIATIVE (CEI) 
Committed to being a Climate Protection Campus that pursues a sustainable energy future through emissions reduction policies, practices, research, & education
UNH’s Climate Education Initiative (CEI) is actively engaging the university community in integrating the ethics, science, technology, and policies of greenhouse gas reductions into the university’s identity and practices.
Under CEI, UNH is committed to:
- Educate students in all fields about the relationships among human activities, climate, public and ecosystem health, and appropriate civic and professional actions.
- Reduce emissions of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and other criteria pollutants like sulfur dioxide and nitrous oxide. WildCAP is the UNH Climate Action Plan to significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions.
- Research, develop, and demonstrate innovative solutions to energy challenges.
- Research climate variability, air quality prediction, and public health issues related to climate change.
- Act as a community model for the state and region.
WildCAP - UNH's Climate Action Plan
Through UNH's campus-wide Energy Task Force, UNH is developing a climate action plan called "WildCAP" to reduce UNH’s greenhouse gas emissions in fulfillment of the requirements of the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). The plan will be developed and in place by November 2009. The goals are to:
- Maximize emissions reductions as soon as possible to reduce climate impacts.
- Maximize cost savings through reduced energy consumption.
- Develop a plan with broad-based support across the UNH community to ensure smooth implementation, willingness to invest in energy saving projects, and participation in energy-saving behavioral changes.
- Maintain UNH’s leadership position in campus climate action.
- Develop opportunities to highlight UNH climate action to internal and external stakeholders and funders.
- Integrate operational and behavior savings efforts with existing or new curricula and research where possible.
Under WildCAP, UNH will cut its greenhouse gas emissions:
- 50% by 2020
- 80% by 2050 on the road to carbon neutrality by 2100
- To ensure we meet these targets, UNH commits to an average reduction of 3% per year.
