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Clinton Climate Initiative’s Education Partnerships
US Green Building Council and Schools across America to Work with Clinton Foundation

Former President Bill Clinton announced several new partnerships to improve the energy efficiency of hundreds of millions of square feet of public and private real estate throughout the United States. Along with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) will create a Green Schools Program to retrofit schools and universities across America. CCI and the USGBC will work with K-12 schools throughout the nation to establish a Green Schools Program to reduce the energy consumption of school buildings.

“We are honored to have partnered with the President’s Climate Initiative to convene this historic effort to green our nation’s schools,” said Rick Fedrizzi, USGBC’s President, CEO & Founding Chair. “Green schools are a powerful demonstration of our commitment to our children's future, and it’s a powerful way to show the next generation how we can all make a difference in this world.”

CCI and ACUPCC will also work together to retrofit hundreds of colleges and universities across the U.S., helping them to meet their commitment to attain climate neutrality while lowering their energy bills.

Additional partners in the Green Schools Program include: Allegheny College, American Federation of Teachers, Arizona State University, Association of Sustainability in Higher Education, Chicago Public Schools, College of the Atlantic, Council of Educational Facilities Planners International, Dakota County Technical College, EcoAmerica, Earth Day Network, Illinois Association of School Board Members, Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, LA Community College District, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Middlebury College, National Association of School Boards, National Education Association, Ohio School Facilities Commission, Rio Rancho Public Schools, Second Nature, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Idaho, University of Illinois at Chicago and Washington, DC Public Schools.

More information on CCI is available at http://www.clintonfoundation.org/cf-pgm-cci-home.htm.