| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 64.54 |
| Liaison | Shane Stennes |
| Submission Date | Oct. 25, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
PAE-5: Climate Action Plan
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Shane
Stennes Director of Sustainability University Services |
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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 Twin Cities Sustainability Committee finished the "University of Minnesota- Twin Cities Climate Action Plan v. 1.0" in December 2010. The plan laid out benchmarks for achieving climate neutrality by 2050. The interim marks with a baseline of 2008 included:
10% by 2015
20% by 2020
35% by 2025
50% by 2030
80% by 2040
100% by 2050
The committee reviewed strategies and refined the long and short-term goals in v.1.1 of the plan which was published in December 2011. Those goals include an ~50% reduction in GHG emissions by 2021 relative to a 2008 baseline.
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A brief summary of the climate plan’s short-term goals:
The committee reviewed strategies and refined the long and short-term goals in v.1.1 of the plan which was published in December 2011. Those goals include an ~50% reduction in GHG emissions by 2021 relative to a 2008 baseline.
Additionally, the CAP will continue to be revised every two years to determine the University's progress and to reflect new technologies and advancements.
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Year the climate plan was formally adopted or approved:
2,010
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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:
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The reduction level (percentage) institution has committed to:
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The baseline year the institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
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The baseline emissions level institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
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The target year the institution specified in its GHG emissions commitment :
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The website URL where information about the climate plan is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Unless otherwise noted, the information above is for the Climate Action Plan v.1.0 which was in effect during the time period for this STARS report (i.e. July 2010 - Jun 2011). Since then, the University has adopted Climate Action Plan v.1.1 which identifies more specific strategies and establishes more aggressive goals for the next 10 years. v1.1 is available at http://rs.acupcc.org/cap/988/
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.