Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.90
Liaison Chris Frantsvog
Submission Date July 29, 2011
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Luther College
PAE-5: Climate Plan

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Dan Bellrichard
Sustainability Coordinator
Sustainability Department
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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:

Luther is committed to taking all available steps to reduce energy usage and emissions. After reaching our short term target(see below), Luther will then look ahead to next steps including further reductions,and our long-term goal is carbon-neutrality. We have not set a date for carbon neutrality and believe that it is premature for Luther College to do so at this time.


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

Luther’s five-year strategic plan includes a short-term goal to reduce the campus carbon footprint by 50 percent by 2012. The College has developed an Integrated Renewable Energy and Campus Sustainability Initiative to achieve this strategic goal that relies on efficiency upgrades, renewable energy generation, limited use of local carbon offsets, and energy conservation education. Some elements of this initiative are already in implementation while others are planned for the next few years.


Year the climate plan was formally adopted or approved:
2,008

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