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Climate Change
A recent report by the International Panel on Climate Change, made up of hundreds of leading scientists from around the world, confirmed what we've known all along - that global warming is real and caused by human-related activities. The debate has now shifted to the effects climate change will have on society and the environment and what we can do about it. Through the Climate Change Challenge, Center for Native Ecosystems has committed to reducing its own carbon emissions contribution over the next year, and we are challenging others to make the same commitment.
Center for Native Ecosystems Invites Others to Join it in Measuring and Reducing its Greenhouse Gas Footprint
Localizing Global Warming
At Center for Native Ecosystems, we understand that climate change is an enormous, complex issue of global proportions. Not only will it likely impact many aspects of our lives, it is certain to have a great impact on plants and wildlife already on the brink of extinction. Thus figuring out how we can make a difference on climate change can be daunting to say the least. As an organization committed to conserving threatened and endangered species in the Greater Southern Rockies, we wanted to reduce our own contribution to a problem that would affect those species. Accordingly, we developed a CO2 emissions calculator in order to understand how our own activities - from commuting to work and taking business trips to using office computers and lights - contribute to the problem. Using this calculator, we arrived at our preliminary CO2 "footprint." Through our Climate Change Challenge, we are committing to reducing that footprint by 10% in the next year and are extending this challenge other non-profits in the Alliance Building, the green building where our office is located, and beyond.
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