| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 53.04 |
| Liaison | Jennifer Kleindienst |
| Submission Date | Oct. 14, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Wesleyan University
PAE-5: Climate Action Plan
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Jennifer
Kleindienst Sustainability Coordinator Finance and Administration |
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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:
Wesleyan University will need to eliminate approximately 700-1000 MTCO2e annually for the next 40 years to reach its goal of carbon neutrality. Wesleyan's Sustainability Advisory Group (SAGES) has set goals to reduce Wesleyan's carbon footprint in the areas of education, waste, transportation, energy, water, buildings, and grounds.
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A brief summary of the climate plan’s short-term goals:
Wesleyan has set interim goals of a 25% reduction in emissions by 2020 and a 35% reduction in emissions by 2030. Wesleyan also aims to reduce its mobile combustion emissions by 80% by 2030.
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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:
Natural gas, distillate oil, fertilizers, fleet vehicles, refrigerants, purchased electricity, directly financed and study abroad air travel, paper, electricity T&D losses, solid waste, commuting, wastewater
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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, 2007
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The baseline emissions level institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
31174
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The target year the institution specified in its GHG emissions commitment :
June 30, 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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