Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.28
Liaison Kevin Kirsche
Submission Date April 29, 2014
Executive Letter Download

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University of Georgia
PAE-5: Climate Action Plan

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Kevin Kirsche
Director of Sustainability
Office of 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

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A brief summary of the climate plan’s long-term goals:
Climate Neutrality or minimum 50% reduction in total emisions by 2050 (note: pending approval)

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A brief summary of the climate plan’s short-term goals:
20% reduction in carbon-equivalent emissions by 2020 (as compared to baseline 2010) (note: Approved as part of UGA 2020 Strategic Plan, Strategic Direction VII.)

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Year the climate plan was formally adopted or approved:
2,014

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An indication of whether institution has made a commitment to reduce GHG emissions a specific amount by a target year:
Yes

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List which emissions (scope 1, 2, and/or 3) are included in its GHG emissions commitment:
1, 2 & 3

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The reduction level (percentage) institution has committed to:
20% by 2020

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The baseline year the institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
July 1, 2010

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The baseline emissions level institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
369,013 MTeCO2 in 2010

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The target year the institution specified in its GHG emissions commitment :
June 30, 2020

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The website URL where information about the climate plan is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
2010 Baseline emissions: 369,013 MTeCO2 2013 Update: 335,913 MTeC02 (9% less than FY 2010 MTeCO2) 2020 Goal: 295,210 (20% less than FY2010 MTeCO2)

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