ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS GROUP - PRESIDENTS CLIMATE COMMITMENT ACTIONS
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1. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN |
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1.a. Create institutional structures to guide plan development and implementation. |
15 March 2008 |
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1.b. Comprehensive inventory of greenhouse gas emissions |
15 January 2009 |
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1.c. Develop institutional action plan |
15 January 2010 |
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1.c.1. Target date for achieving climate neutrality |
ASAP |
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1.c.2. Interim target dates for goals leading to climate neutrality |
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1.c.3. Make climate neutrality a part of both curriculum and other educational experience for all students |
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1.c.4. Expand research or other efforts to achieve climate neutrality |
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1.c.5. Mechanism for tracking progress |
15 January 2010 |
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| 2. TWO OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING WHILE THE PLAN IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT | ||
| 2.a. All new construction to LEED silver standard or equivalent | 15 January 2010 | |
| 2.b. Energy efficient appliance purchase of only ENERGY STAR certified products | 15 January 2010 | |
| 2.c. Offset all greenhouse gas emissions caused by air travel | 15 January 2010 | |
| 2.d. Encourage and increase access to public transportation for all | 15 January 2010 | |
| 2.e. Purchase at least 15% of all electricity consumed from renewable sources | 15 January 2010 | |
| 2.f. Establish policy or committee to support climate shareholder proposals at companies where the endowment is invested | 15 January 2010 | |
| 2.g. Participate in the Waste minimization component of the national RecycleMania competition and adopt 3 or more measures to reduce waste | 15 January 2010 | |
| 3. REPORTING TO AASHE | ||
| 3.a. Information on institutional plan for developing plan, designating institutional liaison, and list 2 tangible actions to be completed by 15 January 2010 | 15 March 2008 | |
| 3.b. Results of emissions inventory | 15 January 2009 | |
| 3.c. Climate action plan | 15 January 2010 | |
| 3.d. Emissions report and progress in implementing climate action plan | 15 January 2011 | |
| 3e. Start annual reporting of emissions data with narrative required every 2 years, but encouraged annually | 15 January 2012 |