| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 48.08 |
| Liaison | Maddie LoDico |
| Submission Date | Feb. 5, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Colby College
PAE-5: Climate Action Plan
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Nicole
Trufant Vice President and CFO Academic and Administrative Vice President's Office |
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:
Colby’s Climate Action Plan was completed in 5/2010. Long-term goals are for Colby to become carbon neutral by 2015 through the construction a new biomass heating plant, continued improvements in campus operations, energy conservation investments, reduced consumption and finally the purchase of carbon offsets.
A brief summary of the climate plan’s short-term goals:
In the short-term, Colby’s biomass heating plant has just been completed and began generating steam for campus use in 1/2012, which will reduce carbon emissions by 55-80%.
Year the climate plan was formally adopted or approved:
The website URL where information about the climate plan is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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