Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 58.86
Liaison Jonathan Rausseo
Submission Date April 10, 2013
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STARS v1.2

University of Ottawa
PAE-5: Climate Action Plan

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Jonathan Rausseo
campus sustainability manager
physical resources service
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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:

The University of Ottawa is aiming to be a carbon neutral campus as well as reducing the carbon emissions to a minimum on a cost effective basis.


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

The revised goal is to double the Copenhagen goal in 2020 (17%x2=34%)
with the baseline year as 2005 as defined by the Copenhagen Accord.


Year the climate plan was formally adopted or approved:
2,012

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

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

The reduction level (percentage) institution has committed to:
34%

The baseline year the institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
Dec. 31, 2005

The baseline emissions level institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
20,056

The target year the institution specified in its GHG emissions commitment :
Dec. 31, 2020

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

The Sustainable Development Committee (SUDCOM) also takes part in the planning on long-term/short-term goals.


The Sustainable Development Committee (SUDCOM) also takes part in the planning on long-term/short-term goals.

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