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Campus Action Planning Now what?. Claire Roby Carbon Accounting Coordinator. Reporting inventory data Overview of creating a CAP 2 Common Questions. Reporting Your Data. Internal stakeholders Wider community Make Recommendations Clarify the purpose of the activity. Climate Action Plans.
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Campus Action PlanningNow what? Claire Roby Carbon Accounting Coordinator
Reporting inventory data • Overview of creating a CAP • 2 Common Questions
Reporting Your Data • Internal stakeholders • Wider community • Make Recommendations • Clarify the purpose of the activity
Climate Action Plans Just some ideas! • Who needs to be involved? • Small group of core planners + committees • Someone needs to be in charge • Reference other CAPs • Allow feedback at several points in the process • Utilize Campus Carbon Calculator Solutions Module
How to set a goal or timeline The Million Dollar Question! • Science based • Consider university and regional characteristics • There is no one right answer
How do I facilitate conversations about the relative significance of one source of emissions (say study abroad travel) while not discouraging or alienating critical university functions and factions?
Question: How might the global warming potential of different gases factor into our reduction plans? Considering Global Warming Potential in Climate Action Plans
Short Lived Pollutants Short lived pollutants – black carbon, methane, and tropospheric ozone – make melting worse in the Arctic in a variety of ways, science suggests. By limiting production of these pollutants, especially in Arctic nations, we could have a more immediate impact and “buy time” for the Arctic, whose melting has a potential impact that is profound.
Learn More • www.cleanair-coolplanet.org • www.aashe.org • Questions? Claire Roby Carbon Accounting Coordinator croby@cleanair-coolplanet.org