Climate change and sustainability
Climate Justice Action Plan
Northeastern is harnessing the full power of our education and research capabilities to drive sustainable, resilient, and equitable communities
Our greatest impact starts right here—on our campus and in collaboration with our surrounding neighborhoods. The Climate Justice Action Plan, co-created with environmental justice leaders in Roxbury, is designed to forge strong partnerships and create a lasting pathway to address the climate crisis. This plan marks the beginning of an important journey. While challenges are sure to arise, we will continue to nurture the relationships developed through this plan, striving for a more accountable and regenerative connection with our community.
Explore the Plan
The Climate Justice Action Plan identifies four intersectional goals around our campus, economic impact, relationships with our neighbors and our research and academics. Explore each goal, along with its associated strategies and actions to see how we are working towards impact.
You can view the full plan and our progress on implementation via this interactive table.
Environmentally Healthy Campus
Northeastern will be a model of sustainable, healthy, interconnected, and just community.
Regenerative Economies
Northeastern will help build just and regenerative economies, both locally and globally.
Just Community Relationships
Northeastern will build authentic relationships with local communities to model place-based justice and sustainability in action.
Justice-Centered Research and Academics
Northeastern will enact just research and academic practices that advance equitable solutions to the climate and intersecting crises.
About the plan
The Climate Justice Action Plan was co-created with our neighbors most impacted by the climate and intersecting crises. Read more about this collaborative process co-lead by Alternatives for Community and Environment.
Dashboard
Each goal includes metrics to track our progress. Here are some key metrics highlighting our achievements.
83%
Sustainable Commutes from faculty/staff in 2023
$32.3M
Institutional Student Aid for Boston in 2023
48%
Waste Diversion Rate in 2022
49.4k
Boston Carbon Emissions (Metric Tons eCO2) in 2023
6.5%
Undergraduates graduating with an understanding of Sustainability in 2022
$147.5M
University Spending with Underrepresented Businesses
in 2023
Insights
Plan in Action
Unveiling the Snell Library Solar Panels
Unveiling the Snell Library Solar Panels As students study within the walls of Snell Library on Northeastern’s Boston campus, the ongoing renovations can be easily noticed. Yet above the hustle and bustle of the busy floors, a new addition stands as a symbol of the...
Degree partnership between Northeastern and Roxbury CC is the ‘type of bold, intentional investment’ that’s needed
Northeastern supports minority- and women-owned cleaning businesses in Boston
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About The Plan
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