| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 36.20 |
| Liaison | Laurel Pikcunas |
| Submission Date | March 3, 2022 |
University of Hawaii at Manoa
EN-14: Participation in Public Policy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Matthew
Lynch Director UH System Office of Sustainability |
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Local advocacy
Yes
A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the municipal/local level:
University of Hawaiʻi President David Lassner sits on the Oahu Resilience Strategy Steering Committee. The Oahu Resilience strategy provides 44 actions within that directly address the challenge of long-term affordability and the impacts of a climate crisis that are already driving islanders from their homes. https://www.resilientoahu.org/resilience-strategy
Regional advocacy
Yes
A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the state/provincial/regional level:
As a public institution, the University of Hawaiʻi participates in the Hawaiʻi State Legislature sessions each year to monitor and provide comments on measures which advance sustainability at the state/provincial/regional level. When appropriate, UH has introduced legislation to advance sustainability at its campuses. For example:
[§304A-119] University of Hawaii; net-zero energy goal (SLH 2015): The University of Hawaii shall establish a collective goal of becoming net-zero with respect to energy use, producing as much energy as the system consumes across all campuses, by January 1, 2035.
https://www.hawaii.edu/sustainability/energy/
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol05_Ch0261-0319/HRS0304A/HRS_0304A-0119.htm
[§304A-2181] established a Green Special Fund (SLH 2017) established the University of Hawai‘i Green Special Fund (GSF) “to collect and expend revenues that will harness savings realized from energy efficiency investments and other sources of revenue to reinvest into further measures to reduce energy consumption and operating costs towards achieving the University of Hawaiʻi’s net-zero energy goal.”
[§304A-119] University of Hawaii; net-zero energy goal (SLH 2015): The University of Hawaii shall establish a collective goal of becoming net-zero with respect to energy use, producing as much energy as the system consumes across all campuses, by January 1, 2035.
https://www.hawaii.edu/sustainability/energy/
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol05_Ch0261-0319/HRS0304A/HRS_0304A-0119.htm
[§304A-2181] established a Green Special Fund (SLH 2017) established the University of Hawai‘i Green Special Fund (GSF) “to collect and expend revenues that will harness savings realized from energy efficiency investments and other sources of revenue to reinvest into further measures to reduce energy consumption and operating costs towards achieving the University of Hawaiʻi’s net-zero energy goal.”
National advocacy
No
A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the national level:
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International advocacy
Yes
A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the international level:
UH students, faculty attend UN climate change convention:
UH Mānoa faculty and students, from the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) and William S. Richardson School of Law, traveled to Glasgow as an official observer delegation to the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP) at the UNFCCC from October 31 to November 12. https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2021/10/28/un-climate-change-convention/
UH scientists join thousands calling for fossil fuel treaty:
Hundreds of academics across disciplines from 69 countries, including researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, delivered a letter demanding a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty to manage a global phase out of coal, oil and gas to governments gathering at the UN General Assembly. https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2021/09/14/uh-scientists-fossil-fuel-treaty/
UH Mānoa faculty and students, from the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) and William S. Richardson School of Law, traveled to Glasgow as an official observer delegation to the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP) at the UNFCCC from October 31 to November 12. https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2021/10/28/un-climate-change-convention/
UH scientists join thousands calling for fossil fuel treaty:
Hundreds of academics across disciplines from 69 countries, including researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, delivered a letter demanding a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty to manage a global phase out of coal, oil and gas to governments gathering at the UN General Assembly. https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2021/09/14/uh-scientists-fossil-fuel-treaty/
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A brief description of political donations the institution made during the previous three years (if applicable):
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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability advocacy efforts is available:
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