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UConn Student Climate Action Summit

UConn Student Climate Action Summit. February 5, 2009 Student Union, Room 304C. WHAT IS CLIMATE CHANGE. Human activities alter atmospheric composition Burning fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas) More greenhouse gases trapping heat. EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. Increased Temperatures

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UConn Student Climate Action Summit

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  1. UConn Student Climate Action Summit February 5, 2009 Student Union, Room 304C

  2. WHAT IS CLIMATE CHANGE Human activities alter atmospheric composition • Burning fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas) • More greenhouse gases trapping heat

  3. EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE • Increased Temperatures • Precipitation Changes • Sea Level Rise • Longer Droughts • Extreme Weather Conditions

  4. President Hogan Signs Pledge for Carbon-Neutral Campus – March 25, 2008 UConn President Mike Hogan signs the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment as DEP Commissioner Gina McCarthy and Vice  Provost Greg Anderson observe. 100+ students, faculty and staff attend PCC signing ceremony at Wilbur Cross North Reading Room 

  5. UConn’s Commitment… • Develop a Climate Action Plan for carbon neutrality by 2050 (due by May 2010) • Create a structure to guide development & implementation • Complete GHG inventory and update annually • Integrate sustainability into curriculum– education, research and outreach • Make progress reports and GHG inventories publicly available

  6. Environmental Policy Advisory Council Climate Action Task Force Workgroups

  7. Getting to Zero

  8. UCONN’S ACTIONS: GHG Inventory

  9. EXISTING ACTIONS

  10. UCONN’S ACTIONS: BIOFUELS • BiofuelsConsortium • Biofuels Symposium • ~B-2 used in UConn Buses

  11. UCONN’S ACTIONS: TRANSPORTATION Carpooling • Campus tool • Facebook Networks Fleet Fuel Efficiency • Preferred Vehicle Purchasing List • No idling policy • Enterprise Rental Agreement • Green car shows Bicycling • Campus Bicycle Plan • Bicycle Loaner Programs • Support Rides

  12. UCONN’S ACTIONS: ENERGY CONSERVATION Husky PC Package CFL giveaways CFL Retrofits Dorm Energy Contests

  13. UCONN’S ACTIONS: CO-GEN FACILITY • University meets its own energy needs on main campus • Electricity and Steam produced simultaneously • Cuts CO2 emissions by 30,000 tons/year* • ~80% net fuel efficiency Real Time Data At http://137.99.254.89/pe/cogenhome.htm

  14. UCONN’S ACTIONS: SUSTAINABLE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION UConn Pledges Commitment to Sustainable Design and Construction All new facilities/renovations over $5 million to LEED-Silver Standard Burton Family Football Complex & Mark R. Shenkman Training Center 30% more efficient than conventional industry structures 1st LEED registered facility in NCAA!

  15. Reduce heat island effect Regulate building temperatures UCONN’S ACTIONS: GANT PLAZA GREEN ROOF A. Vassallo, PLSC

  16. UCONN’S ACTIONS: EDUCATION & OUTREACH • OUR WORLD, OUR PEOPLE, OUR FUTURE: THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT ACADEMIC PLAN • 2008 - 2013 Climate Change Teach-Ins Academic Plan Competitions

  17. Be on the front line of environmental change at UConn Live with individuals who share your passion in diverse ways Practice a more sustainable lifestyle Use your energy and creativity to inspire and educate our campus community Participate in an environmental seminar Applications are due Tomorrow!! For an application or more information, contact Jennifer Sayers at 486-5773 or jennifer.sayers@uconn.edu www.ecohusky.uconn.edu/ecohouse.htm

  18. What’re Your Ideas?

  19. Brainstorming Activity • 3 Stations: • Transportation • Energy • Education & Outreach • Each station has a leader and a scribe • List new ideas or comment on existing ideas • The goal: Focus on Solutions • Concentrate on ways to reduce to either reduce emissions or increase awareness.

  20. UConn Student Climate Action Summit February 5, 2009 Student Union, Room 304C

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