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Student Survey Highlights

• Nearly Two-Thirds of Students Have Taken Courses that covered Climate Change 
• Students Report Beliefs about Climate Change Consistent with Just Transition Action Strategies
• More Campus Investment in Earth Day-Type Activities May Encourage more Education and Climate Action around Decarbonization
• UCM Students Report Engaging in Several Pro-Environmental Behaviors

Key Findings and Recommendations

• The decarbonization survey reached nearly one in three members of campus
• UC Merced maintains curricular resources to overcome the dense jargon of climate action terminology
• There is widespread support for UCM to engage in equitable climate planning in the region that prioritizes working families and disinvested communities
• There is broad campus backing for UCM to seek greater external investments to fund climate action planning and decarbonization efforts in the San Joaquin Valley
• Nearly one out of every three members of the campus community is willing to participate in climate meetings off campus providing a vast human resource pool for climate action
• A permanent campus climate action commission should be immediately established to continue the implementation of the preferences in this survey