Syracuse Academy

Signatory Date: Feb 25, 2024

Region: Sicily, Italy, 96100

Address: Piazzale San Marziano, 1, Syracuse

commitments

Basic: 29/32

Better: 14/32

Best: 0/6

commitments

Basic: 29/32

Better: 14/32

Best: 0/6

General Information

Organization Type: Institution

Organization/Department URL: https://www.syracuseacademy.org

CANIE Accord Commitments

Emissions Accounting and Reduction - 8/15

Basic - 8/9

Establish a baseline year to represent peak emissions and serve as a reference point for GHG reduction progress;

Set context-appropriate decarbonization targets and timelines. Targets should represent a progression beyond the Signatory’s baseline year and reflect its highest possible ambition and shortest possible time frame;

Determine context-appropriate methods of measuring GHG emissions;

Account for emissions from international education activities inclusive of operations; international student academic-related travel; global education participant academic-related travel; faculty academic, research, and business travel; researchers’ project-related travel; staff and administrators’ travel, and student personal travel during their academic program.

Establish immediate, mid-term, and long-range limits on verified carbon credit projects. Verified carbon credit project limits should be defined as percentages of baseline year emissions;

Commit to not using carbon credit projects as a substitute for decarbonization measures nor as justification for delaying emissions reductions;

Follow up on carbon credit projects to ensure they deliver;

Regularly revise carbon credit strategy as best practices evolve; and

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Syracuse Academy offers an immersive study abroad experience in Sicily focused on sustainability and experiential learning. Engaged in the local community, it nurtures global citizens through deep intercultural understanding and critical thinking within the vibrant Mediterranean context.

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Syracuse Academy

General Information

CANIE Accord Commitments

Basic - 7/7

Better - 2/3

Basic - 8/9

Basic - 3/4

Better - 3/7

Basic - 6/7

Better - 5/9

Basic - 5/5

Better - 4/8

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