| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.23 |
| Liaison | Daimon Eklund |
| Submission Date | Oct. 17, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Washington, Seattle
PAE-5: Climate Action Plan
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Ruth
Johnston Associate Vice President Finance & Facilities; Office of the Provost |
Does the institution have a plan to mitigate its greenhouse gas emissions that meets the criteria for this credit?:
A brief summary of the climate plan’s long-term goals:
As listed in the Climate Action Plan 2010 Update, the long term goals at UW are to:
• Normalize Climate Action Plan goals and initiatives into overall UW strategic planning.
• Develop a strategic plan for identifying and funding energy savings projects.
• Reorient capital funding process from building-centric to program and district-centric.
• Retool the UW’s infrastructure for a non-carbon future.
• Help the West of 15th neighborhood realize its full potential as eco-district for low–carbon working, living, and recreation.
• Effectively use life-cycle cost analyses in decision-making. Create an analytical basis for higher investments in CAP reduction initiatives.
A brief summary of the climate plan’s short-term goals:
According to the 2010 update to the Climate Action Plan, UW's short term goals are to:
• Coordinate the launch of the student funded Campus Sustainability Fund within a wider funding framework for the Climate Action Plan.
• Develop a Conservation Resource Manager Program.
• Secure permanent funding for ESS office.
• Fund more detailed planning studies that follow-up on a series of major planning directions, including Green Streets/Clean storm water technology, and SMART Campus.
Year the climate plan was formally adopted or approved:
An indication of whether institution has made a commitment to reduce GHG emissions a specific amount by a target year:
List which emissions (scope 1, 2, and/or 3) are included in its GHG emissions commitment:
The reduction level (percentage) institution has committed to:
The baseline year the institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
The baseline emissions level institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
The target year the institution specified in its GHG emissions commitment :
The website URL where information about the climate plan is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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