Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 49.13
Liaison Michael Kensler
Submission Date Jan. 15, 2013
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Auburn University
PAE-5: Climate Action Plan

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Matthew Williams
Program Manager, Sustainability
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution have a plan to mitigate its greenhouse gas emissions that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

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A brief summary of the climate plan’s long-term goals:
Climate neutrality by 2050 is the ultimate goal. This will be achieved through reduction or mitigation of 100% of scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions from 2008 levels for core campus.

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A brief summary of the climate plan’s short-term goals:
Initial reductions targets are set at 10% reduction by 2015 (compared to 2008 baseline) for the following emissions categories: - purchased electricity - on-campus stationary combustion (heating) - commuting - campus funded travel - campus fleet In 2015, the campus community will evaluate the targets, and establish additional interim targets to create checkpoints leading to the neutrality goal in 2050.

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Year the climate plan was formally adopted or approved:
2,010

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

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

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The reduction level (percentage) institution has committed to:
100

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The baseline year the institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
Sept. 30, 2008

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The baseline emissions level institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
212,259 MtCO2e

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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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