University commits to climate action
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrase “student government”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article reports on the university’s signing of the White House Act on Climate Pledge.
- The News-Letter reported that President Ronald J. Daniels signed the pledge, which supports the 2015 United Nations climate conference in Paris.
- The paper reported that the pledge sets a goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions to 51 percent below 2008 levels by 2025, along with goals for energy use, sustainability education, research and Baltimore community projects.
- The article says the SGA Executive Board was among the student groups and university representatives supporting the effort.
- The reporter writes that SEA President Nikita Singh said the pledge should improve communication between the Office of Sustainability and the President’s Office and require follow-up.
- The article adds that university offices finalized the pledge for Daniels to consider, and Singh said she was pleased with it despite its lack of concrete details.
- According to the article, student environmental leader Mengli Shi said the signing would show support for international climate goals and described it as good publicity for Daniels.