President Hogan Signs Pledge for CarbonNeutral Campus 承诺为碳性的校园总统霍根的迹象.pptVIP

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 ? UConn’s Commitment… Develop a Climate Action Plan for carbon neutrality by 2050 with interim targets milestones (due by May 2010) Create 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 OUR WORLD, OUR PEOPLE, OUR FUTURE: THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT ACADEMIC PLAN 2008 - 2013 Immediate Steps To Reduce GHGs Steps UConn has begun to take (at least 2 of 7 needed): Establish LEED Silver building standard Adopt Energy Star appliance purchasing written policy Encourage and provide access to public transportation Participate in Recyclemania (waste minimization category) and adopt 3 waste reduction measures Other steps UConn could consider: UConn Foundation – support climate sustainability shareholder proposals at companies where endowment is invested Offset GHGs from air travel Buy/produce 15% of electricity from renewable resources Climate Action Task Force Environmental Policy Advisory Council Proposed Institutional Structure Criteria for Evaluating GHG Mitigation Strategies Action Plans 1. Potential to avoid or reduce GHG emissions 2. Flexibility to achieve ongoing GHG reductions 3. Cost benefit – ROI and financial impact 4. Potential for positive or negative social and environmental side-effects 5. Relationship to other mitigation strategies and opportunity for synergies 6. Potential to be scaled upward if successful 7. Potential to involve students and faculty Potential Workgroup Chairs Energy Workgroup Energy efficiency retrofits