11. Concluding Remarks

We cannot stand idly by as the global climate shifts, creating an untenable world for future generations the other species with whom we share this increasingly small and fragile planet. Colleges and universities hold a unique position in our society and have a special obligation to demonstrate intellectual and moral leadership, set an example, and inspire hope and action in others. That’s what making a leadership commitment to addressing climate change is all about. The next few years are crucial so let’s get going!
 

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• We travel together, passengers on a little spaceship, dependent on its vulnerable reserves of air and soil, all committed, for our safety, to its security and peace. Preserved from annihilation only by the care, the work and the love we give our fragile craft. *

-- Adlai Stevenson