Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 34.75
Liaison Jeane Pope
Submission Date Dec. 22, 2010
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DePauw University
PAE-5: Climate Plan

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Missy! Orr
Assistant Director
Office for 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

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

DePauw has a long-term goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2040. To reach that primary long-term goal, we will attend to nine specific goals:

Goal 1: Expand and Enhance Sustainability-related Curricular Opportunities

Goal 2: Expand and Enhance Sustainability-related Co-Curricular

Goal 3: Create a Campus-wide Culture of Conservation

Goal 4: Continue Improvements to Energy Efficiency

Goal 5: Create a More Sustainable Campus Transportation System

Goal 6: Invest in Renewable Energy Projects

Goal 7: Review University investment opportunities to include Sustainability-related funds

Goal 8: Enhance Sustainability Service Opportunities and Create Local Carbon Offset Projects and Programs

Goal 9: Serve as a Regional Leader in the Comprehensive Promotion of Sustainability


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

We will focus on three sectors to address short-term goals. At the same time, we will continuously work to create a well-developed long-term focus.The three sectors are as follows: Curricular & Co-curricular Education, Facilities & Operations, and Community & Communication. Our entire community contributed to a list of projects for each of the sectors that are integrated in a graphic timeline as well as the content of our Climate Action Plan (CAP).


Year the climate plan was formally adopted or approved:
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The website URL where information about the climate plan is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

We will be submitting our Climate Action Plan for approval in January 2011.


We will be submitting our Climate Action Plan for approval in January 2011.

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