Multidirectional paths to achieve the SDG-13 from Mexican universities: interdisciplinary, sustainable lifestyles and green technology

Abstract

This paper aimed to analyze the climate actions of Mexican universities to identify the multidirectional paths that would allow the strategic reorganization to foster to the achievement of SDG 13 (climate action). The research was qualitative; the sustainability experiences of 15 Mexican public and private universities were analyzed and categorized by frequencies of co-occurrence, and 43 outstanding sustainability initiatives were deeply analyzed. The findings showed three types of university action (environmental practice, mitigation and adaptation action). Furthermore, three reinforcing paths of action were identified: interdisciplinary education, sustainable lifestyles, and green-technology transfer. Thus, climate action management could follow a collaborative, transversal and interdisciplinary approach to foster a sustainable ecosystem beyond the university walls.