American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment

ACCFOApril 14,2011

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Overview

Basics of Carbon, Climate & Greenhouse Gas

Overview of ACUPCC programWhat the ACUPCC means to you

Money is tight – how do we accomplish our goals?

Overview of WTCC GHGINext Steps – where do we go from here?

CO2 Equivalent

The Greenhouse Effect

Scope Types & CO2 Equivalent

1 Ton = 2,000 lbs

1 Tonne (metric) = 1,000 kg = 2,204.6 lbs

TONor tonne?

Images courtesy of Carbon Solutions

TONor tonne?

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

CO2 Equivalent

ACUPCC Program

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, 2011Second Nature press release

“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, 2011Second Nature press release

worldwide movements to effect climate change.

676

1of the largest

Signatures to date

20 NC schools

8 NC Community Colleges

Immediate Initiate 2 tangible action items

2 Months Create an institutional structure

1 Year Perform GHG Inventory

2 YearsCreate a Climate Action Plan

Ongoing Make all reports available to AASHE

Commitment Steps of Action

CLIMATE NEUTRAL TARGET DATE

INTERIM TARGET DATES

COMPLETE CAP

COMPLETE GHGI

SIGN ACUPCC

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 progress on goals and actions.

ACUPCC OBLIGATIONS:

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

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

of a CLIMATE ACTION PLAN

People •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

Product

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

3 Dimensions

LEED BUILDINGS

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

ENERGY MGMT TECH

CARBON OFFSETS

SCOPE 3 REDUCTION

RENEWABLE ENERGYSOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE

INVESTINGWASTE REDUCTION

ALT FUEL VEHICLESBEHAVIORAL CHANGE

PROGRAMSENERGY PERFORMANCE

CONTRACTINGINTERNAL FUNDING

SOURCESGREEN PROCUREMENT

POLICYLOCAL FOOD

TRAYLESS DINING

ONSITE THERMAL ENERGY

GREENSCAPINGHEAT ISLAND REDUCTION

POLICYOTHER MITIGATION

STRATEGIES

MITIGATION STRATEGIESFACILITIES PLANNING & CONST

BUSINESS OFFICE/

PROCUREMENT

ADMIN/ TRUSTEES

FACULTY/STAFF

STUDENTS/STUDENT

LIFECOMMUNITY

What the ACUPCC means to you

Why ParticipateAdmissions

Academics

Research

Student Body

Facilities Management

Public Relations

Alumni

• 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

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

Impact on Students & Faculty

Reductions in…• Energy consumption• Water use• Transportation / trips on campus • Paper, dining products• Solid Waste

Increase in…• Recycling• Green Space on Campus• Alternative Energy

Impact on Construction & Facilities

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

Money is tight – how do we accomplish

our goals?

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)

WTCC case study

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 theClimate Action Plan

Currently facilitating the Climate Action Planning process

Data Collection Review o Campus fuel useo College Fleeto Refrigerantso Chemical

o Faculty Staff commutingo Student commutingo Solid wasteo Compostingo Paper consumption

Scope 1

Scope 2

Scope 3

o Annual kwh consumption

Data Collection Review

WTCC Emissions Profile – 2005-2009

WTCC Emissions by Category

WTCC Emissions by Category

Questions & Discussion

Stephanie Cooper, AIA , LEED APscooper@moseleyarchitects.com

Nate Doolittle, PE, LEED AP Ndoolittle@landdesign.com