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UCSC Climate Action plan

UCSC Climate Action plan. Tony Bautista CUIP Chancellor Climate Action Intern Chancellor’s Council on Climate Change. http://planning.ucsc.edu/wasc/Images/arial2.jpg. What is An Action Plan?.

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UCSC Climate Action plan

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  1. UCSC Climate Action plan Tony Bautista CUIP Chancellor Climate Action Intern Chancellor’s Council on Climate Change http://planning.ucsc.edu/wasc/Images/arial2.jpg

  2. What is An Action Plan? • “An official campus-approved plan or roadmap that PROPOSES a suite of activities designed to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions from campus operations by SPECIFIC dates.  It provides a comprehensive assessment of emissions-REDUCTION projects.  A living, flexible document that can be adjusted in light of new challenges, opportunities or scientific understanding.” - Daniel Press

  3. UCSC Climate Action Plan • Provides an GHG’s inventory • Areas that looked at • Campus Energy consumption • Campus air travel • Mobile sources • Other sources • Provides Recommendations

  4. UCSC Climate Action Plan Findings-In 2007 UCSC Greenhouse Gas Inventory was 79,296 Metric tons of CO2. 1990 levels – 54,846 Metric tons of CO2 http://www.energyrace.com/commentary/what_does_a_ton_of_co2_look_like/

  5. Summary of UCSC GHG inventory (Metric tons co2 equivalents)

  6. Goals of The Climate action plan • Reduce GHG emissions to 2000 level by 2014, 1990 level by 2020 • By 2050 reduce 80% below 1990 levels, • Achieve carbon neutrality ASAP http://a202.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/14/l_9c4e5a5ac9eb32b95b3d55dd252c11b9.jpg

  7. How much Co2 do we have to eliminate? • 14,851 metric tons by 2014 • Almost 25,000 metric tons by 2020 • These numbers are not growth adjusted

  8. Top Ten Recommendations • 1. Aggressively Implement Energy Efficiency Projects across Campus • 2. Setup of a task force to explore a replacement of an alternative energy cogeneration plant  • 3. Implement Solar Photovoltaic Projects on Campus.  • 4. Fund a Climate Change Budget raised by placing a modest fee on all air travel reimbursements.  • 5. Adopt A Policy on Growth-Related GHG Emission http://www.watthackers.com/wp/solar-panels/

  9. Top Ten recommendations • 6. Adopt a GHG Offsets Policy • 7. Implement a Carbon Tracking System • 8. Support new teaching- and research-oriented demonstration projects • 9. Enhance the Campus Sustainability Office to improve Campus-Wide Coordination. • 10. Continue Supporting the Chancellor’s Council on Climate Change http://www.goldschmidt2008.org/sustainability

  10. How can you help! • Read the Climate Action Plan at steps.ucsc.edu if you don’t have that much time make sure to read the next steps and recommendations file. • Suggest comments and recommendations by sending an email to Climate@ucsc.edu • Send an email to the administration about what you are most excited about and support. • Hold the University accountable for the commitments we have made.

  11. Direct Action you can take now! Measure 28  Measure 38 • 2006 Student voted to buy REC’s to offset the energy consumption of UCSC campus • 100% renewable energy campus But are we? What does it represent?

  12. Renewable Energy Certificates • Purchase REC’s for .0016 cents per REC • 2007 purchased 57 million RECs at a cost of $91,200 • Actual cost can range anywhere from $50- $100 per CO2 metric ton when we pay only $36 per CO2 metric ton How is this possible? http://www.sterlingplanet.com/

  13. Benefits • Reduces campus emissions • Students physical are able to see where their money goes. • Students have a say on how their money is spent. • 100% of the existing fee collected can go to projects • Internalizing our responsibility and taking direct action with our carbon footprint • No fee increase • Helps us reach our commitments (ACUPCC, etc.)

  14. What can you do to help Pass Measure 38, 39, and 41 • Sign the clipboard going around • Help collecting signatures • Help promote Measure 38, 39, and 41 • Vote! http://www.globalwarmingsolutions.org/

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