| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.92 |
| Liaison | Sally DeLeon |
| Submission Date | Feb. 12, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Maryland, College Park
PAE-5: Climate Action Plan
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Sally
DeLeon Sustainability Manager Environmental Safety, Sustainability and Risk |
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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:
The University of Maryland’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) is a 40‐year strategic plan for how the campus will become carbon neutral by 2050, which is the plan's overarching long-term goal.
There are 13 long-term goals under the Administrative Policies category, 13 goals in the Power and Operations category, 15 goals under the Transportation category, 2 goals under the Solid Waste category, and 9 goals under the Education and Research category. The full plan includes tables summarizing these long-term goals and the strategies UMD will use to reach them. The plan is available online at http://rs.acupcc.org/site_media/uploads/cap/278-cap.pdf
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A brief summary of the climate plan’s short-term goals:
In the short-term, the plan set the following targets:
15 percent reduction compared to 2005 GHG emissions by 2012; 25 percent reduction compared to 2005 GHG emissions by 2015; 50 percent reduction compared to 2005 GHG emissions by 2020.
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Year the climate plan was formally adopted or approved:
2,009
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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:
Scope 1, 2 and 3
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The reduction level (percentage) institution has committed to:
100%
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The baseline year the institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
July 1, 2004
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The baseline emissions level institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
325015
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The target year the institution specified in its GHG emissions commitment :
Jan. 1, 2050
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The website URL where information about the climate plan is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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