Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.33
Liaison Larry Cook
Submission Date Feb. 13, 2012
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STARS v1.0

University of South Carolina
Tier2-1: Air Travel Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Larry Cook
Director
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution have policies and/or programs in place to reduce emissions from air travel?:
Yes

A brief description of the policies and/or programs:

Individual departments are encouraged to purchase carbon offsets for air travel through Carbonfund.org. Also, the use of teleconferences is available and frequently employed.
The campus Green Office Certification Program provides training on air offsets and awards points for implementation.


The website URL where information about the policies and/or programs is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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