Overall Rating Reporter - expired
Overall Score
Liaison Keisha Payson
Submission Date Nov. 22, 2011
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.0

Bowdoin College
PAE-5: Climate Plan

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Spencer Eusden
Sustainable Bowdoin Assistant
Sustainable Bowdoin
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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:

Bowdon has made a commitment to be carbon neutral in 2020


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

Bowdoin's short term climate action plans include installing electrical cogeneration capabilities in the campus steam plant and solar hot water heaters on top of the main dining hall (both completed in 2011). Additional there are several other smaller scale renovation and efficiency projects such as replacing traditional lighting with LED lighting around campus..


Year the climate plan was formally adopted or approved:
2,009

The website URL where information about the climate plan is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
---

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.