Johns Hopkins joins 11 other universities in reaffirming commitment to tenets of Paris accord

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Johns Hopkins University reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability and mitigating the effects of climate change today, joining 11 other leading research colleges and universities in pledging to advance the tenets of the Paris climate accord.

A statement from the group—which comes on the heels of last week's announcement that the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement—notes in part that "the scientific consensus is clear that the climate is changing largely due to human activity, that the consequences of climate change are accelerating, and that the imperative of a low carbon future is increasingly urgent."