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Table 6 Examples of means used by 12 universities around the world in terms of developing climate-related actions

From: Handling climate change education at universities: an overview

University

Case study title

Approach used

Impact

References

Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Research and Technology Transfer Sustainability and Climate Change Management

Training on climate change

Editing book series on Climate change

Over 3.000 academic staff

Over 15 books

[17, 22]

University of British Columbia

Climate Action Plan 2030—CAP 2030; and research

Engagement of staff and students in the actions conducted in the Climate Action Plan 2030—CAP 2030, various post-graduate theses

Staff and students

[55, 66]

University of Toronto

Climate Change Policy and Practice

Life learning program course

Students and participants in life-learning program

[66]

University of Campinas

Diversified actions

Courses in undergraduate and graduate programs, research (various post-graduate theses, research center)

Students, researchers

[9, 63]

University of Colombo

Diversified actions

Courses, postgraduate program on 'Climate Change and Environmental Management', campus management (waste management and carbon footprint reduction), various undergraduate and post-graduate theses, conferences

University community including students, public

[64]

Nottingham Trent University

Carbon Literacy Training' and online course 'Sustainability in Practice (SiP) Certificate'

Training; co-curricular online module

250 students and 120 staff;

SiP offered to all 34,000 students online, 6233 completions to date

[44]

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Diversified actions

Engagement of staff and training of academic staff (to integrate sustainability into education). Climate education integrated in all educational programs

Staff and students

Divestment towards stakeholders with anti-climate change activities

[31]

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Fossil Fuel divestment days

Divestment

Administration and students

[10, 37]

University of Latvia

Diversified actions

Courses, various post-graduate theses, conference (in progress)

More than 500 students in one of the courses, researchers

Working on climate-change legislative

[65]

University Fernando Pessoa

Diversified actions

PhD program in Earth Sciences, research, various post-graduate theses, and conferences

Students and researchers

[59]

University of Fort Hare

Research center 'Risk & Vulnerability Science Centre'

Research, workshops, various post-graduate theses

Researchers and rural and local communities

[58]

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Research on SDGs (20 thesis focusing on climate change)

Research, various post-graduate theses

Researchers

[27]