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American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment

ACCFO April 14,2011. American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment. | 1 ST LEED Certified on Each Campus . *not first LEED certification on campus. Overview. Basics of Carbon, Climate & Greenhouse Gas Overview of ACUPCC program

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American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment

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  1. ACCFO April 14,2011 American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment

  2. | 1STLEED Certified on Each Campus *not first LEED certification on campus

  3. Overview

  4. Basics of Carbon, Climate & Greenhouse Gas Overview of ACUPCC program What the ACUPCC means to you Money is tight – how do we accomplish our goals? Overview of WTCC GHGI Next Steps – where do we go from here?

  5. CO2 Equivalent

  6. The Greenhouse Effect

  7. Scope Types & CO2 Equivalent

  8. TON or tonne? 1 Ton = 2,000 lbs 1 Tonne (metric) = 1,000 kg = 2,204.6 lbs

  9. TON or tonne? Images courtesy of Carbon Solutions

  10. CO2 Equivalent • Source: Scientific American: ‘How Meat Contributes to Global Warming’, February 4, 2009

  11. ACUPCC Program

  12. The ACUPCC is a high-visibility effort to address global warming by garnering institutional commitments to eliminate net greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate the research and educational efforts of higher education to equip society to re-stabilize the earth's climate. The ACUPCC is led by a Steering Committee comprised of more than 20 university and college presidents. April 5, 2011 Second Nature press release

  13. “2010 was also the year that a critical mass of colleges and universities in the US reported concrete reductions in their greenhouse gas emissions, while ramping up the education and research efforts needed to enable the rest of society to do the same” April 5, 2011 Second Nature press release

  14. Appalachian State University Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Carteret Community College Catawba College Central Carolina Community College Davidson College Duke University Durham Technical Community College Elizabeth City State University Fayetteville State University Fayetteville Technical Community College Guilford College Haywood Community College North Carolina State University Queens University of Charlotte University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina at Charlotte Wake Technical Community College Warren Wilson College Wilson Community College 676 Signatures to date worldwide movements to effect climate change. 20 NC schools 8 NC Community Colleges 1of the largest

  15. Commitment Steps of Action ImmediateInitiate 2 tangible action items 2 Months Create an institutional structure 1 Year Perform GHG Inventory 2 YearsCreate a Climate Action Plan OngoingMake all reports available to AASHE

  16. ACUPCC OBLIGATIONS:

  17. ACUPCC OBLIGATIONS: • Take actions to make climate neutrality and sustainability a part of the curriculum and other educational experiences for all students. • Take actions to expand research or other efforts necessary to achieve climate neutrality. • Implement mechanisms for tracking progresson goals and actions.

  18. a Successful Climate Action Plan is: • ROAD MAP FOR ACTION • Show the best routes that lead the group to an agreed upon destination • A TOOL FOR ANALYZING & PRIORITIZING PROJECTS • based on a range of economic, environmental and social criteria * From guide to climate action planning 2008 NWF/SCUP

  19. a Successful Climate Action Plan is: • A SOCIAL CONTRACT • Between staff, students, faculty to work together on solutions for climate neutrality • A WORK IN PROGRESS • a living, flexible document. • Establish protocols and timeline for updates • Develop new action strategies • Re-prioritize strategies based on new information • unknown variable: • Campus growth • Finances • Leadership • Campus culture • state & federal regulations • technology * From guide to climate action planning 2008 NWF/SCUP

  20. 3 Dimensions of a CLIMATE ACTION PLAN • not just sustainability coordinator • Commitment from leadership • Create working groups • Conduct inventory • Feasibility analysis • Propose & prioritize projects • buy-in/ plan approval • Implement plan • Ongoing review, revisions & reporting People Process • Commitment statement • Emissions inventory • Portfolio of projects & strategies • Scenarios for reaching reduction targets • Official approval of projects & timeline • Final plan (internal and public version) • Progress Reports Product

  21. MITIGATION STRATEGIES

  22. What the ACUPCC means to you

  23. Why Participate

  24. Impact on Students & Faculty • According to a recent Princeton Review Survey, 64% of students said they would value information about a college's environmental efforts. Of that group, nearly a quarter felt that such information would "very much" play into their decision to apply to or attend a college. • Complement programs in civil & environmental engineering, construction management, energy, sustainability

  25. Impact on Students & Faculty • Provide opportunities for future research • Complement efforts of the IDEAS and SIBS Centers • Attract and Retain top faculty • Provide students a healthy and resilient campus • Mitigates impacts on growth throughout the community

  26. Impact on Construction & Facilities Reductions in… • Energy consumption • Water use • Transportation / trips on campus • Paper, dining products • Solid Waste Increase in… • Recycling • Green Space on Campus • Alternative Energy

  27. Propellants for a Successful Program Invoke the power of communication and campus wide involvement…it should be a transformative initiative • Brag about success • Share your goals and vision • Involve all aspects of University (students) Empower a dedicated group to establish tangible metrics, milestones, and concrete results

  28. Money is tight – how do we accomplish our goals?

  29. Money is tight….. How do we accomplish this transformative goal in this economy and budget environment? • Sources • Sinks • Efficiencies Create a synergy between: • Hard Impacts (construction related) • Soft Impacts (behavioral related)

  30. WTCC case study

  31. I EXPERIENCE @ WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE Defined, coordinated, and documented data collection effort Performed GHG Inventory using Clean Air-Cool Planet Carbon Calculator Identified mitigation projects to be investigated in the Climate Action Plan Currently facilitating the Climate Action Planning process

  32. Data Collection Review • Campus fuel use • College Fleet • Refrigerants • Chemical • Annual kwh consumption • Faculty Staff commuting • Student commuting • Solid waste • Composting • Paper consumption

  33. Data Collection Review

  34. WTCC Emissions Profile – 2005-2009

  35. WTCC Emissions by Category

  36. WTCC Emissions by Category

  37. Questions & Discussion Stephanie Cooper, AIA , LEED AP scooper@moseleyarchitects.com Nate Doolittle, PE, LEED AP Ndoolittle@landdesign.com

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