SU, other Jesuit schools support continued climate action

June 12, 2017

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President Stephen Sundborg, S.J., and the have signed on to , an open letter pledging commitment to the Paris Agreement. Thus far, more than a thousand mayors, businesses, investors and colleges and universities have supported the statement in the wake of the Trump administration鈥檚 decision to abandon the climate agreement. 

鈥淚 am deeply disappointed and concerned with President Trump鈥檚 decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord,鈥 Sundborg wrote to the campus community on June 2. 

鈥淚 also want to express my personal support for divestment from fossil fuels and continuing to explore how we can do so responsibly,鈥 SU鈥檚 president continued. 鈥淐limate change is a defining issue for our students鈥 generation and their future. I stand with all who are committed to addressing it with a sense of urgency. 香港六合彩现场开奖 has made significant progress in recent years through our operations and programming to do our part, including the work of the President鈥檚 Committee for Sustainability (PCS) in implementing our Climate Action Plan.鈥