Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 73.10
Liaison Jim Dees
Submission Date May 21, 2012
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STARS v1.2

Appalachian State University
PAE-5: Climate Action Plan

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00
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Does the institution have a plan to mitigate its greenhouse gas emissions that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

A brief summary of the climate plan’s long-term goals:

Appalachian State's CAP indicates that relative to 2009 data, there will be a 50% reduction in emissions by 2025 for Scopes 1, 2 and 3.

Appalachian State has projected it will be carbon neutral by 2050.


A brief summary of the climate plan’s short-term goals:

Appalachian State's CAP indicated that relative to 2009 data, there will be a 19% reduction in emissions by 2015 for Scopes 1, 2, and 3.


Year the climate plan was formally adopted or approved:
2,011

An indication of whether institution has made a commitment to reduce GHG emissions a specific amount by a target year:
Yes

List which emissions (scope 1, 2, and/or 3) are included in its GHG emissions commitment:
Scope 1, 2 & 3

The reduction level (percentage) institution has committed to:
51% by 2025

The baseline year the institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
Jan. 1, 2010

The baseline emissions level institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
2006

The target year the institution specified in its GHG emissions commitment :
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The website URL where information about the climate plan is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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