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This article reports the progress made by four universities, one North American and three South American, which have been working cooperatively since 2021 to educate the academic community and contribute to the goal of carbon neutrality from their institutions. The article consolidates the benefits of working in small cooperative networks and developing teaching-learning material from joint work. Of particular importance is the difference in position along the arc from initial recognition of the problem to achieving carbon neutrality. While it is true that all four universities are in the early stages of the journey toward carbon neutrality, they still differ widely in terms of motivation, resources, and local context. Initial funding from the MIT Sloan Latin American Office (MSLAO) enabled the opening stage. In addition, the network obtained a research contract from the Center for Sustainable Development Goals for Latin America and the Caribbean (CODS). The main aim of the CODS project was to develop course materials for a university-level sustainability class suitable for Latin American students focused on the sustainable development goal (SDG)-13 Climate action. This article exposes the course structure, materials, and progress and unpacks the contextual factors defined by the collaborative researchers’ positions on the path to carbon neutrality.
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