Commencement banner drops marks a critical moment for climate accountability

Banner drop marks a moment of reckoning for Big Red on climate accountability

May 25, 2024.

Cornell’s 156th graduation ceremony

New report reveals that Big Red replicates Big Oil’s climate doublespeak.

It’s time for a course correction.

Banner drop: in images

Banner Drop: In the Press

Ithaca Times | Thumbs Down: Cornell University’s climate actions come under scrutiny 

Cornell University is facing scrutiny over its Climate Action Plan (CAP). A report from the campus-community initiative, Cornell on Fire, reveals that the university is not meeting its CAP goals and accuses Cornell of misleading the public about the impact of natural gas on emissions. See full issue here, under Ups&Downs on page 6.

By Ithaca Times staff

Published on May 29, 2024

WSKG | At Cornell graduation, protests continue

Protestors called on the university to take more ambitious action to tackle climate change and publicly report campus emissions. They drew attention to a new report from Cornell on Fire highlighting concerns over how the university has reported its greenhouse gas emissions and plans to curb its climate impacts.

By Aurora Berry, Rebecca Redelmeier

Published on May 27, 2024

Highlights of the report