Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 67.26 |
Liaison | Jillian Leach |
Submission Date | Nov. 19, 2013 |
Executive Letter | Download |
California State University, Chico
PAE-5: Climate Action Plan
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Fletcher
Alexander Sustainability Programs Manager Institute for Sustainable Development |
Does the institution have a plan to mitigate its greenhouse gas emissions that meets the criteria for this credit?:
A brief summary of the climate plan’s long-term goals:
Acheive institution-wide net climate neutrality by the year 2030.
The University is committed to creating an implementation plan for the 2020-2030 decade in the year 2018. This plan will outline strategies and identify potential projects to achieve climate neutrality by the 2030 target date.
Energy Sector Strategies:
Expand server virtualization
Further goal of reducing electircal consumption utilizing real-time
Implement Investment Grade Energy Audit recommendations as feasible
Building restriction or closure on evenings and weekends
Transportation Sector Strategies:
Continue to reduce single-occupancy vehicle traffic to campus
A brief summary of the climate plan’s short-term goals:
Reduce emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, equivalent to a 40% decrease from 'Business as Usual' emissions projections for that year.
Energy Sector Strategies:
Select an electrical services provider that provides a more climate-friendly power content label (grid mix)
Retrofit lighting systems in 15 campus buildings
Upgrade HVAC, boiler-chiller, and air handler efficiency
Retrofit domestic H2O booster pump in Housing
Install PowerSave power management software
Implement server virtualization
Transportation Sector Strategies:
Reduce single-occupancy vehicle traffic to campus
University-sponsored travel education
Year the climate plan was formally adopted or approved:
An indication of whether institution has made a commitment to reduce GHG emissions a specific amount by a target year:
List which emissions (scope 1, 2, and/or 3) are included in its GHG emissions commitment:
The reduction level (percentage) institution has committed to:
The baseline year the institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
The baseline emissions level institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
The target year the institution specified in its GHG emissions commitment :
The website URL where information about the climate plan is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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