Yes, Penn State initiates and participates in cross-sectoral dialogue about the SDGs.

The Penn State Climate Consortium is a collective of engaged partners committed to identifying, creating, and implementing research-based solutions to climate change.  It holds an annual Climate Solutions Symposium for sharing ideas, fostering collaboration, and building innovative solutions. Researchers, practitioners, and community leaders explore pathways together toward a more sustainable and resilient future.

The Climate Solutions Accelerator program fosters impactful research and brings effective climate solutions to communities in Pennsylvania and around the world by engaging partners for real-world impact. Partners from industry, government, and foundations provide valuable insights and expertise, ensuring that program solutions have a meaningful and tangible impact on the real world. By focusing on place-based engagement, the program acknowledges that climate change impacts communities differently and addresses each location’s unique challenges and opportunities.

As a member of National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) which engages scientists, educators, policymakers, business leaders, and government officials to advance the use of science to inform environmental decision-making and participates in annual conferences. 

Penn State initiated and participated in cross-sectoral dialogue about the SDGs by partnering with Project Drawdown to co-host a conference for government, NGOs and academics and host Drawdown Scholars each year. This partnership explores and enhances plans to reverse global warming by clarifying a positive solutions-oriented path for action on climate change. By working with researchers from across the world, the team has already identified 100 of substantive solutions to address climate change.