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

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Overview

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?

CO 2 Equivalent

The Greenhouse Effect

Scope Types & CO2 Equivalent

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

Images courtesy of Carbon Solutions TON or 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, 2011 Second 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, 2011 Second Nature press release

worldwide movements to effect climate change of the largest Signatures to date 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 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 Years Create 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:

part of the curriculum and other educational experiencesTake actions to make climate neutrality and sustainability a part of the curriculum and other educational experiences for all students. expand researchTake actions to expand research or other efforts necessary to achieve climate neutrality. tracking progressImplement mechanisms for tracking progress on goals and actions. ACUPCC OBLIGATIONS:

a Successful Climate Action Plan is: ROAD MAP FOR ACTIONROAD MAP FOR ACTION –Show the best routes that lead the group to an agreed upon destination A TOOL FOR ANALYZING & PRIORITIZING PROJECTSA TOOL FOR ANALYZING & PRIORITIZING PROJECTS –based on a range of economic, environmental and social criteria * From guide to climate action planning 2008 NWF/SCUP ROAD MAP FOR ACTIONROAD MAP FOR ACTION –Show the best routes that lead the group to an agreed upon destination A TOOL FOR ANALYZING & PRIORITIZING PROJECTSA 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 CONTRACTA SOCIAL CONTRACT –Between staff, students, faculty to work together on solutions for climate neutrality A WORK IN PROGRESSA 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 A SOCIAL CONTRACTA SOCIAL CONTRACT –Between staff, students, faculty to work together on solutions for climate neutrality A WORK IN PROGRESSA 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 not just sustainability coordinatornot just sustainability coordinator Commitment from leadershipCommitment from leadership Create working groupsCreate working groups Conduct inventoryConduct inventory Feasibility analysisFeasibility analysis Propose & prioritize projectsPropose & prioritize projects buy-in/ plan approvalbuy-in/ plan approval Implement planImplement plan Ongoing review, revisions & reportingOngoing review, revisions & reporting Commitment statementCommitment statement Emissions inventoryEmissions inventory Portfolio of projects & strategiesPortfolio of projects & strategies Scenarios for reaching reduction targetsScenarios for reaching reduction targets Official approval of projects & timelineOfficial approval of projects & timeline Final plan (internal and public version)Final plan (internal and public version) Progress ReportsProgress Reports

LEED BUILDINGSENERGY EFFICIENCYENERGY MGMT TECHCARBON OFFSETSSCOPE 3 REDUCTIONRENEWABLE ENERGY SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTING WASTE REDUCTIONALT FUEL VEHICLES BEHAVIORAL CHANGE PROGRAMS ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING INTERNAL FUNDING SOURCES GREEN PROCUREMENT POLICY LOCAL FOODTRAYLESS DININGONSITE THERMAL ENERGYGREENSCAPING HEAT ISLAND REDUCTION POLICY OTHER MITIGATION STRATEGIES MITIGATION STRATEGIES FACILITIES PLANNING & CONST BUSINESS OFFICE/ PROCUREMENT ADMIN/ TRUSTEES FACULTY/ STAFF STUDENTS/ STUDENT LIFE COMMUNITY

What the ACUPCC means to you

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

Data Collection Review o Campus fuel use o College Fleet o Refrigerants o Chemical o Faculty Staff commuting o Student commuting o Solid waste o Composting o Paper consumption Scope 1 Scope 2 Scope 3 o Annual kwh consumption

Data Collection Review

WTCC Emissions Profile –

WTCC Emissions by Category

Emissions per scope institution

Next Steps – where do we go from here?

Where do we go from here? Communicate where we are today –Download to Chancellor in January –Gain support and buy-in of Chancellor and Leadership Create a task force of all leadership components inside of the University Set interim dates for completion of CAP Bring in outside resources during CAP to present on latest technologies and specific expertise Begin implementing ‘low hanging fruit’ tomorrow

Where do we go from here? Assemble CAP teams Campus wide support CAP Teams Training Identify projects Project analysis/ranking –CBA –Carbon reduction Reduction target Plan adoption Plan Implementation

Questions & Discussion Stephanie Cooper, AIA, LEED AP Nate Doolittle, PE, LEED AP