| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.74 |
| Liaison | James Speer |
| Submission Date | Nov. 1, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Indiana State University
PAE-5: Climate Action Plan
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
James
Speer Professor Earth and Environmental Sciences |
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:
Indiana State University is striving to achieve carbon neutrality by the year 2050. To achieve this goal, the university intends to incorporate LEED certification and Energy Star ratings for all new construction
A brief summary of the climate plan’s short-term goals:
Short-term goals include developing a sustainability minor, incorporate sustainability into curricula across colleges by partnering with community organizations to provide more hands on learning opportunities for students, and begin gathering data for future analysis in classes.
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:
All baselines taken for the carbon studies conducted at Indiana State University use energy baseline numbers from the 1990-91 fiscal year.
All baselines taken for the carbon studies conducted at Indiana State University use energy baseline numbers from the 1990-91 fiscal year.
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.