Connect to the community  

Part of joining the Climate Science and Solutions program is the connections you’re able to make in the local and national climate science community.

The following is a list of great connections you can make while in this program:

National

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American National Standards Institute (ANSI) 

As the voice of the US standards and conformity assessment system, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) empowers its members and constituents to strengthen the US marketplace position in the global economy while helping to assure the safety and health of consumers and the protection of the environment.

The Conservation Fund 

The Conservation Fund combines a passion for conservation with an entrepreneurial spirit to protect your favorite places before they become just a memory.  A hallmark of their work is a deep, unwavering understanding that for conservation solutions to last, they need to make economic sense.

Energy Strategies, LLC 

Energy Strategies is comprised of business strategists, economic specialists, and regulatory professionals with over 250 years of energy expertise.  Our breadth of experience enables clients to successfully navigate the complexities of regulated and deregulated energy markets, make confident decisions, and create new opportunities as energy markets evolve.

Environmental Services, Inc. 

Environmental Services, Inc. (ESI) is a leading full-service environmental consulting firm based in the South with national and international experience.  ESI’s seasoned team of professional environmental consultants provides superior solutions for environmental, natural, cultural and sustainable resource needs in private and public sectors.

NSF International 

NSF International is committed to protecting and improving human health on a global scale. NSF International is an independent, not-for-profit organization that provides standards development, product certification, auditing, education, and risk management for public health and the environment. Manufacturers, regulators and consumers alike look to NSF International for the development of public health standards and certification that help protect the world's food, water, health, and consumer products.

Rainforest Alliance 

The Rainforest Alliance works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices, and consumer behavior. We believe that the best way to keep forests standing is by ensuring that it is profitable for businesses and communities to do so.

Scientific Certification Systems 

Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) is a global leader in independent certification and verification of environmental, sustainability, stewardship, food quality, food safety, and food purity claims. SCS assessments lead to the recognition of accomplishments in greenhouse gas inventories and offsets, agricultural production, food processing and handling, forestry, fisheries, flowers and plants, energy, green building, product manufacturing, and corporate social responsibility.

TerraCarbon, LLC 

TerraCarbon, LLC is an advisory firm that supports the development of forest and land-based projects that reduce greenhouse gases. We provide a range of technical, transaction, and strategic advisory services to project developers and investors in the carbon market. Our clients include the world’s leading conservation organizations, forward-thinking corporations, and environmental market investors. 

Tetra Tech 

Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting, engineering, and technical services worldwide. We are a diverse company, including individuals with expertise in science, research, engineering, construction, and information technology. Our strength is in collectively providing integrated services—delivering the best solutions to meet our clients' needs.

3Degrees 

3Degrees helps organizations buy, sell, and market environmental commodities such as Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) and verified carbon offsets. 3Degrees partners with organizations that seek to utilize environmental markets to build value for their customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.

Flagstaff and surrounding areas

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Sustainable Economic Development Initiative (SEDI) 

SEDI’s mission is to promote sustainable economic prosperity in Northern Arizona through ecological health, social equity, and a resilient economy.  Participate in their projects and their annual Green Drinks networking event. 

City of Flagstaff Sustainability Program 

The Flagstaff Sustainability Program serves the community and municipal organization as a catalyst for economic, environmental, and social sustainability through policy development, project implementation, leadership, and education.

Coconino County Sustainable Building Program (CCSBP) 

The mission of the CCSBP is to educate, support, encourage, and help develop sustainable building practices and processes for the citizens of Coconino County and the City of Flagstaff.

Friends of Flagstaff’s Future (F3) 

F3 envisions Flagstaff as a socially just community that embraces an environmentally sustainable lifestyle, protects open spaces and their ecological diversity, supports locally owned businesses, encourages the democratic process, and offers opportunities for all to live happy and productive lives.

Grand Canyon Trust 

The mission of the Grand Canyon Trust is to protect and restore the Colorado Plateau — its spectacular landscapes, flowing rivers, clean air, diversity of plants and animals, and areas of beauty and solitude.  The Grand Canyon Trust focuses on renewable energy projects, air quality, forest restoration, water quality and more.

Northern Arizona Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (NACET) 

NACET fosters business growth and economic vitality, creating high-quality jobs for the region. Partnering with a wide variety of non-retail, service, manufacturing, high technology, science, and renewable energy firms, NACET offers a hands-on business incubation engagement program designed to transform innovation into viable companies.

On-campus

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Environmental Caucus 

The Environmental Caucus facilitates creative and strategic communication across campus to advance the institutional commitment to sustainability and to promote education, research, and collaboration on the environment.

Action Research Teams (ARTs) 

Collaborate with master’s students and undergraduates working towards real solutions to real problems on campus and in northern Arizona.  Become a practitioner of democratic organizing and sustainability advocacy.

NAU Net Impact 

The Northern Arizona University chapter of the national organization Net Impact focuses on using business skills that not only benefit the bottom line, but people and the planet too.

NAU Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) 

The ITEP was created in 1992 to act as a catalyst among tribal governments, research, and technical resources at Northern Arizona University in support of environmental protection of Native American natural resources.