UCSC CARBON FUND October 15 th 4-6pm College 8 Red Room INFORMATION SESSION.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Kevin Morgan Planet Blue Operations Teams: Involving the Campus Community

Advertisements

Green Office Certification Program. What is a Green Office Certification? An award for offices as leaders in campus sustainability A program used to:

UT Student Green Fund. What is a Student Green Fund? It is a fund created by voluntary student fees which are used specifically to support student projects.

Colorado Carbon Fund.org. Colorado Carbon Fund Overview This new voluntary carbon offset program is being established to advance the following objectives:

OCFMA Spring Conference October 29, 2013 Spencer Wood, Associate Director Maintenance and Operations Lindsay.

International Energy Agency Energy Conservation in Buildings and Community Systems Programme - ECBCS IEA Energy Conservation in Buildings & Community Systems.

Save energy, save money, save the planet, one light switch at a time.

ECU Sustainability Committee Quarterly Meeting April 24 th, 2013 Welcome – Call to order Recognition of guest Approval of the January Minutes Energy Performance.

City of Cincinnati’s Office Of Environmental Quality CPS Science Curriculum Council April 21, 2009 Ginnell Schiller Climate Protection Coordinator.

Summary of Campus Sustainability Efforts. American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment The commitment states that California State University,

The SCA Mission: To build the next generation of conservation leaders and inspire lifelong stewardship of our environment and communities by engaging.

Environmental Sustainability at Penn February 2010.

The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, University of Montana Climate Action Plan Planning to reduce.

Introduction to AASHE’s STARS Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System.

Sustainability at UC Santa Cruz Aurora Winslade Sustainability Coordinator, UCSC Fall 2007.

Renewable Energy at UCSC Tommaso Boggia Sustainability Office.

Welcome and Introductions- Working Group Chair Where We Are/Where We Are Going- Lindsay Batchelor GHG Inventory and CAP Overview- Lindsay Batchelor/Jeff.

Program Name or Ancillary Texteere.energy.gov John Shonder, Director DOE Sustainability Performance Office May 21, 2015 Sustainability at the Department.

Elizabeth Kiss ACUPCC Steering Committee September 26, 2013 Agnes Scott: Changing Institutional Behavior & Culture Agnes.

Olivia Kirkland, PROPS Program Coordinator. The Sustainability Office collaborates with students, staff, and faculty to implement projects which work.

ENERGY CONSERVATION & BUILDING STANDARDS Brian Deal, Fred Hahn, Karl Helmink, Claire McConnell, Dhara Patel, Claudia Szczepaniak, Scott Willenbrock.

Welcome Environmental Envisioning Committee… please sign in and have refreshments…. FACILITIES CURRICULUM COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.

Annual Membership Meeting 2012 A Community of Libraries since 1985.

Green Office Certification August 14, Why Become a Certified Green Office? To raise awareness of steps that can be taken in the workplace to reduce.

First Discussion of Climate Change Steering Committee Recommendations to COG Board of Directors Agenda Item #6 February 27, 2008.

Tony Bautista CUIP Chancellor Climate Action Intern Chancellor’s Council on Climate Change

The League of California Cities Resources to Promote “Better Transportation” Eric Figueroa Regional Public Affairs Manager East Bay Division October 23,

Second Nature Strategic Framework Second Nature is the supporting organization of the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment Board.

Cool Fairfax and the Cool Neighborhoods Program. Global Warming More and more people are concerned… More and more people are asking: What can ordinary.

Sustainability Across Campus Mike Stopka Director of the Office of Sustainability July 6, 2015.

Fall Participants GroupRespondentsApprox. TotalApprox. % Alumni5 Faculty % Staff % Students % Other6 TOTAL764.

National Capital Region Climate Change Report OVERVIEW Joan Rohlfs, Chief, Air Quality Planning Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments October.

Sustainability and the Port of Brisbane 13 February 2008.

UWM Office of Sustainability Green Office Certification Training Course 1: What is Sustainability?

Smart Growth Implementation Assistance State of California Fact Sheet More about Smart Growth Preliminary Project Goals.

Green Office Program: Introduction. What is Sustainability?

Fort Lewis College Greenhouse Gas Inventory Presented by the Fort Lewis College Environmental Center January 31, 2008.

National Capital Region Climate Change Report Presentation for the Potomac Watershed Roundtable Stuart A. Freudberg Director, Environmental Programs Metropolitan.

A Program of Our Sponsors An Introduction to Greening Health Care Working together for healthier communities.

KAREN WEIGERT CITY OF CHICAGO CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER SUSTAINABLE CHICAGO.

Student Involvement in Revolving Loans: A Case Study University of Illinois Student Sustainability Committee: Marika Nell, Katie Kinley, Marcus Ricci and.

Net-Zero Rubenstein 5% Energy Reduction Goal Main campus electricity is supplied by the Burlington Electric Department (BED). Nuclear energy, which comprised.

“Leveraging Utility Resources” April 1, | 2 Helping customers to manage energy use through:  Energy efficiency  Demand response  California Solar.

Creating & implementing solutions to climate change solutions to climate change communities campuses corporations and small businesses.

Conservation and Climate Action Plan. Outline History and background The Conservation & Climate Action Plan Plan to succeed Steps to adoption.

D EPARTMENT OF G EOGRAPHY Centre Region Greenhouse Gas Project.

PCC Green Team Program Sustainability We’re all about that.

11 Cap-and-Trade Auction Proceeds Funding Guidelines for Agencies that Administer California Climate Investments September

Overview of San Diego Climate Action Plan Nicole Capretz Director of Environmental Policy iMayor’s Office.

Tracy Dixon Sustainability Director ncsu.edu/sustainability.

CPUC Green Management Program Ravi Subramanian, Director Information Technology & Management Services Division Presented at CPUC meeting on July 31, 2008.

“ Climate change is the defining issue of our era.” -- Ban Ki-Moon, United Nations Secretary General, in Time (23 December, 2009)

Welcome and Introductions- Working Group Chair Where We Are/Where We Are Going- Lindsay Batchelor GHG Inventory and CAP Overview- Lindsay Batchelor/Jeff.

10/12/20091 Agenda Introduction Meeting Purpose Sustainability History at NCSU CEST Mission & Organization Schedule Next Meetings Welcome to the Buildings.

Campus Energy Use Intelligent Infrastructure for Energy Efficiency May 25, 2007 Peter Cooper Dept of Facilities, Manager of Sustainable Engineering and.

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

AASHE conference November 2008 Energy markets 101: everything a sustainability needs to know Relationship between energy manager and sustainability officer.

Presentation Overview EECAP summary Plan development process GHG inventory results Policy recommendations EAP implementation.

Stephanie Corley,

UC/CSU/CCC Sustainability Conference Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 2008 The Best Practice Awards Program is created by the UC/CSU/IOU Energy Efficiency Partnership.

Mickey Oros Altergy Systems Sr. Vice President – Business Development Chairman, Industry Advisory Panel National Hydrogen Association Keynote Session 2:

CalCAP Implementation at UC Berkeley Lisa McNeilly, UC Berkeley UC/CSU/CCC Sustainability Conference July 2008 August 2, 2008.

Butte County Climate Action Plan Contract for Services December 11, 2012 Butte County Department of Development Services Tim Snellings, Director.

BPU Energy Efficiency Committee April 11, 2017

Sustainability at The University of Montana

OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY

The University of Montana Climate Action Plan

Cañada College Sustainability Plan Past… Process/Structure…Goals..

Cañada College Sustainability Plan Past… Process/Structure…Goals..

Proposal Kane County Sustainability Plan

Presentation transcript:

UCSC CARBON FUND October 15 th 4-6pm College 8 Red Room INFORMATION SESSION

Agenda 4:00-4:10 Introductions 4:10-5:10 Carbon Fund Overview 5:10-6:00 Project Discussions

Carbon Fund Overview Mission & History Committee Application Process-Abstract phase, Application phase Past Projects Q+A

Mission The Committee strives for a sustainable future by working to mitigate climate change through funding and participating in projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, conduct relevant research, or carry out education and behavioral change programs. The Committee’s first consideration in achieving its mission is that of student needs, education, and engagement.

Fee Measure 44 Initiated in 2006 $3 per student per quarter Switch from purchase of offsets to funding projects Measure raises ~$100,000 annually

Carbon Fund Committee Voting Members Nicole Scott (student) Lauryn Gutowski (student) Chrissy Thomure Climate Action Manager (staff) Patrick Testoni Campus Energy Manager (staff) Kathryn Cunningham Member of Purchasing Working Group (staff) Non-Voting Members Elissa Martinez Carbon Fund Student Facilitator (student staff) Anna Barclay Carbon Fund Outreach Coordinator (student staff) Adam Millard-Ball Member of UCSC Faculty (ex-officio)

(project cost-lifetime savings)/lifetime GHG reductions 1.Cost of continued maintenance 2.Total cost 3.Project cost as % of funds available 4.Matching funds

Project Guidelines Only UCSC affiliates will be considered for funding for project proposals staff, student, faculty Projects include: Renewable energy Energy efficiency Energy conservation Cleaning up the grid Water efficiency and conservation Other projects as applicable

The Greenwharf Project

East Field House Lighting Retrofit

Bike Transit Planning

Water Conservation at Natural Bridges High School

YouTube videos of past projects vl&list=PLyie9o-naUA6nJPToPlpLKm8D_c_zssmj

Changes to the Fund ( ) Micro-grants- $5K or less only Abstract Phase We’ve added an earmark for community projects of 20% ($50K this year!) Mavenlink Project Management & Reporting Tool Green Revolving Loan Fund

How to Apply? CARBON FUND WEBSITE:

Contact Information & Website Website: tinyurl.com/carbonfunducsc Outreach Coordinator: Anna Barclay Student Facilitator: Elissa Martinez Climate Action Manager: Chrissy Thomure Address: Sustainability Office, Carbon Fund 118 Kerr Hall Phone:

Q&A Frequently Asked Questions When are project applications due? When will you receive funding? -All project abstracts are due on November 15 th 11:59pm online. -About a month or two after application is accepted