AASHE Campus Sustainability Hub

Climate Neutral Research Campuses: Center of Excellence Provides Resources to Achieve Climate Neutrality

• Cornell University (NY)

A new climate action resource center illustrates the full range of campus climate action options with technical resource links and leading examples of implementation. Climate Neutral: Research Campuses has been ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Planning Campus Climate Action in a Service Learning Course

• Dickinson College (PA)

In spring semester 2011, students in the Sustainability Practicum course offered at our college were charged by our President's Commission on Environmental Sustainability with reviewing the college's climate ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Three bicycle programs that meet transportation, financial and Climate Action Plan goals.

• Portland State University (OR)

University support for bicycle riding can come in many forms, all of which can decrease demand for car parking facilities, offer an inexpensive and healthy transportation alternative for students and ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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A New Era in Campus Climate Action: Dynamic Online Inventory and Planning Tools

• Clean Air-Cool Planet (NH)

Standardized measurement and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions has played an important role in advancing the ability of higher education as a sector to provide leadership on the issue of ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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The Pittsburgh Higher Education Climate Consortium: A Partner in Community Climate Action

• Duquesne University (PA)

The Pittsburgh Higher Education Climate Consortium (HECC) is one of the four sector-based elements of the Pittsburgh Climate Initiative (PCI) formally adopted by Pittsburgh City Council in August 2008. PCI ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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University at Buffalo Climate Action Plan: Addressing the Challenges of Sustainable Expansion

• Ecology and Environment, Inc. (NY)

The University at Buffalo (UB) is in the process of transformation through the design, development, and implementation of the UB 2020 plan. As outlined in the UB 2020 strategy, and ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Climate Neutrality, Zero Net Energy Campuses, and Climate Action Plans - OH MY!

• Mount Wachusett Community College (MA)

As the number of signatories to the American College and University President's Climate Commitment increases and Sustainability Teams effectively strengthen the trend for Climate Action Plans that target Carbon ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Taking stock of iCAP: promises, promises, promises

• University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (IL)

Most member institutions of AASHE are also signatories of the American Colleges and Universities President's Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). ACUPCC requires signatory institutions to conduct a climate assessment, prepare a ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Integrated Climate Action Planning on a Budget

• University of Missouri (MO)

Of the close to 700 signatories of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), less than half have completed their Climate Action Plans. Those that have submitted plans ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Establishing a Fund for Implementing a Climate Action Plan at the University of New Hampshire

• University of New Hampshire (NH)

This presentation discusses the establishment of a revolving fund using an initial investment to implement a portfolio of projects yielding energy savings that will then fund future projects directly tied ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Key Ingredients for Institutional Success in Implementing Climate Change Solutions

• University of California, Irvine (CA)

The goal of achieving carbon-neutrality within institutions of higher learning is clear and measurable. In accordance with ACUPCC guidelines, climate action plans describe priorities, milestones, and the scale of the ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Implementing a Climate Action Plan with a Campus-wide Committee

• University of Wyoming (WY)

The University of Wyoming Campus Sustainability Committee (CSC) was established in 2006 by President Tom Buchanan after students from the Campus Sustainability class (ENR 4600/5600) garnered support and proposed ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Building Climate Action Plans from Existing Plans, Targets and Laws

• University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (WI)

The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh submitted its first Climate Action Plan (CAP) to ACUPCC in 2009. The Director of Sustainability (author) was asked to develop the CAP in approximately one ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Portland Community College-Measuring Progress of Climate Action Plan Implementation

• Portland Community College (OR)

Portland Community College (PCC) developed a Climate Action Plan (CAP) adopted in September 2009. The PCC CAP sets forth broad objectives and specific strategies for achieving the college's greenhouse ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Small is Beautiful: Climate Action Planning Opportunities for Small Colleges

• Randolph College (VA)

Randolph College is a Charter signatory of the ACUPCC. Developing a Climate Action Plan (CAP) is a major undertaking. Many institutions hire consultants to carry out the task, but other ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Portland Community College - Walking our Talk on Sustainability

• Portland Community College (OR)

This presentation will describe actions being taken to implement the Portland Community College (PCC) Climate Action Plan. The panel will describe the background and structure of the PCC Climate Energy ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Accelerating Climate Action through Local, State and Regional Networks

• Georgia Southern University (GA)
• Macalester College (MN)
• University of Texas at Austin (TX)
• National Wildlife Federation (VA)

With more and more colleges and universities beginning to create climate action plans and implement sustainability initiatives, the need for developing networks to accelerate learning through peer-to-peer interaction and best ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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ACUPCC: Writing, Implementing and Supporting Climate Action Plans

• San Francisco State University (CA)
• University of California, Office of the President (CA)
• University of California, Berkeley (CA)

Over 600 chancellors and presidents have signed the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment. However, making the commitment and meeting it represent two very different tasks, the challenges which ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Climate Action Implementation on research campuses: Lessons from large scale energy projects

• Cornell University (NY)
• Stanford University (CA)
• University of Pennsylvania (PA)

For large research campuses achieving climate neutrality requires a combination of supply-side and demand-side energy initiatives. Panelists will focus on the implementation of Climate Action Plans underway at three universities ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Maintaining Progress: Moving from a GHG Inventory to a Climate Action Plan

• University of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus (CO)
• Auraria Higher Education Center (CO)

Many individuals and institutions understandably struggle with how to move from a campus GHG inventory, which is simply a list of what you "use", to a campus climate action plan ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Climate Action Planning and Student Engagement

• State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (NY)
• Syracuse University (NY)

Sustainability and Climate Action efforts SUNY ESF first engaged students in a formal way in 2000. Students developed ESF's first assessment of the energy required to educate and undergraduate ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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goCARTS: Driving Learning Through Climate Action Plan Implementation

• Ithaca College (NY)

Ithaca College has pledged to achieve climate neutrality by the year 2050. Climate neutrality means zero NET emissions. Interim goals include a 25% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2015 ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Setting Ambitious Climate Action Targets

• University of British Columbia (BC)

UBC adopted a Climate Action Plan in 2010 to advance towards a low-carbon future, committing the university to aggressive greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets. Compared to 2007 levels, GHGs will ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Building iCAP: The University of Illinois Climate Action Planning Experience

• University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (IL)

We need visions of the future in order to plan. With a clear vision, campus leaders can guide our Universities toward becoming healthier, cleaner, safer, and more prosperous places. Most ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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State Policy Influence on ACUPCC Climate Action Plans

• Stetson University (FL)

Climate change policy in the US has been highly variable, with little structure at the federal level and great variability among states. The lack of overarching national climate change policy ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Facilitating Effective Implementation of the ACUPCC

• Western Michigan University (MI)

The American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) requires signatories to submit greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories and climate action plans (CAPs) for their respective campuses. Although almost 700 presidents ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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A Case Study: Engaging Pomona College Students in an ACUPCC Climate Action Plan

• Pomona College (CA)
• Sasaki Associates, Inc. (MA)
• CTG Energetics, Inc. (CA)

As colleges and universities embark on a comprehensive inventory of greenhouse gas emissions for the ACUPCC, they are faced with creating a process that will accurately assess the campus' energy ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Boldly Sustainable: Developing a Town-Gown Climate Action Plan in Ithaca, NY

• Second Nature (MA)
• Ithaca College (NY)
• Performance Systems Development (NY)
• Cornell University (NY)
• Affiliated Engineers, Inc. (WI)

The success of the ACUPCC depends to a large extent on whether higher education institutions can not only move forward on their own campuses, but also build support for greenhouse ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Developing a Climate Action Plan with the Campus Carbon Calculator

• Middlebury College (VT)
• University of New Hampshire (NH)
• Clean Air-Cool Planet (NH)
• Brighter Planet (IL)

Hundreds of schools across the US and Canada have relied upon the Clean Air-Cool Planet Campus Carbon Calculator to measure their baseline GHG emissions and to track their progress in ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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The Next Step: Developing and Implementing Climate Action Plans for Reducing Net GHG Emissions

• National Wildlife Federation (VA)

With the challenge so critical and the stakes so high, the need for climate leadership has never been greater. The good news is that the higher education sector is responding ...

• Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Reducing Dickinson's Carbon Footprint

• Dickinson College (PA)

Findings from an evaluation of Dickinson College's Climate Action Plan and recommendations are presented. The evaluation was conducted by students in the spring 2011 course Practicum in Sustainability: Reducing ...

• Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Cool Campus! A How-To Guide for College and University Climate Action Planning

• AASHE (PA)

This manual is designed to assist colleges and universities in creating climate action plans. It is intended to fill the gap in currently available resources by outlining a how-to approach ...

• Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Guide to Climate Action Planning: Pathways to a Low-Carbon Campus

• National Wildlife Federation (VA)
• Society for College and University Planning (MI)

Increasing numbers of schools have started—or soon will start—planning to reduce their net emissions. Whether prompted by state law, grassroots demand, administrative mandate, requirements of the American College ...

• Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Campus Climate Planning: A Best Practices Guide

• Washington University in St. Louis (MO)

The purpose of this guide is to provide decision makers at colleges and universities with best practices for developing climate plans at their campuses in order to avert dire consequences ...

• Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Strategies for Carbon Neutrality

More than 400 colleges and universities have committed to addressing climate change in a meaningful way, including exploring strategies for becoming climate neutral. Since there is no blueprint for achieving ...

• Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Striving for Climate Neutrality on Campus: 7 Steps to Writing a Climate Action Plan for a Reduced Carbon Footprint

• Environmental Health & Engineering, Inc. (MA)

A climate action plan (CAP) is a university-sanctioned strategic infrastructure planning document that provides a roadmap for achieving a greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target. It provides the decision-making framework to ...

• Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Developing a Climate Action Plan for UNH: Analysis, Collaboration and Implementation

• University of New Hampshire (NH)

Under its American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment obligation, the University of New Hampshire is developing a climate action plan to address the threat of global climate change by ...

• Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Tracking Greenhouse Gas Emissions on College Campuses in the U.S.

• Harvard University (MA)

This paper discusses the methodology behind reporting an institution (or regional) greenhouse gas inventory; explaining the scope of emissions included in GHG inventories, standards and variations in reporting GHG inventories ...

• Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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To Green and Beyond: Excellence Through Sustainability at University of Illinois at Chicago

• University of Illinois at Chicago (IL)

The Sustainability Strategic Thinking process -To Green and Beyond- was undertaken to innovatively weave together the UIC Climate Action Plan and its other broad strategic plans and look beyond commonly-held ...

• Posted June 11, 2015
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Advanced Climate Action: Stanford Energy and Climate Plan

• Stanford University (CA)

Stanford has historically done much to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) impacts and in late 2007, the university set out to develop a formal action plan incorporating existing best practices in ...

• Posted May 17, 2013
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Implementing UBC's Climate Action Plan

• University of British Columbia (BC)

The University of British Columbia (UBC)'s comprehensive Climate Action Plan, launched in 2010, is the result of a multi-year planning process that involved over 200 students, staff and faculty ...

• Posted July 9, 2012
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Duke University's Sustainability Communications - Making the Campus Climate Action Plan Personal

• Duke University (NC)

In 2007, Duke University signed the ACUPCC and embarked on a journey to assess institutional greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, develop strategies to impact the campus footprint and become a carbon ...

• Posted July 2, 2012
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