Rising to the Challenge: Making Cornell Climate Neutral
Recently, Cornell declared its intentions to make our campus climate neutral. The student community has voiced its overwhelming support for this initiative: More than 4,700 students signed a petition in support of a climate-neutral Cornell. In addition, the Student Assembly (SA) has passed a resolution that has placed a referendum on the spring ballot asking undergraduates if they are in favor of a $5 per semester student activity fee to fund the purchase and development of renewable energy for campus. Just as the undergraduate community is working to evaluate and provide students the means to reduce their impact on the Cornell community, the graduate students should do the same.
Petition to the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly
We, the undersigned, hereby petition the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (GPSA) to institute a mechanism whereby graduate and professional students can choose to designate $5 per semester from their student activity fee in support of the purchase and development of renewable energy for the Cornell campus. This fee will be supplemental to the existing student activity fee. As members of the Cornell community, we support our institution’s goal of achieving climate neutrality and see instituting an optional renewable energy fee as a way to support this effort outside the coursework and research that many members of our student body already pursue.
Respectfully Signed, 