Climate Action Task Force

1. Climate Action Task Force February 27, 2009 Gulley Hall

2. Meeting Agenda • 2007 GHG Inventory • Progress Report: CATF Workgroups • Special Events • Moving Forward • Discussion: Evaluation Criteria & Process • Discussion: Community Involvement? • Future CATF Meeting Schedule

3. Meeting Agenda • 2007 GHG Inventory • Progress Report: CATF Workgroups • Special Events • Moving Forward • Discussion: Evaluation Criteria & Process • Discussion: Community Involvement? • Future CATF Meeting Schedule

4. Inventory Overview • Conducted Annually (Calendar Year) • OEP interns, w/ staff assistance • 6-12 months to complete depending on data availability • Boundary: Storrs Campus, Depot Campus and related parcels (e.g. forest tracts) • Scope 1, 2 & 3 data currently included • Includes GHGs specified by the Kyoto Protocol (CO2, CH4, N20, HFC and PFC, SF6) - Converted to MTCO2e • Clean Air-Cool Planet Campus Carbon Calculator

5. Interface Example

6. Data Sources and Scope Refer to Handout • Scope 1: • On-Campus Stationary Fuel Use: Co-Generation Facility, Campus Boilers, Generators • Fleet Fuel Use • Agricultural Emissions (Fertilizer and animals) • Refrigerants • Scope 2: • Purchased Electric • Scope 3: • Off-campus Travel • Commuter Data • Solid Waste

7. 2007 GHG Inventory* (87%) (12.25%) (0.5%) (0.25%) Forest Offsets:

8. 2005-2007 GHG Inventories* Cogeneration Facility came on-line in mid-2006. Data Pending *All values are in MTCO2e

9. Inventory ‘Issues’ • Continuity & Time Demands • Annual but ongoing data collection and inventory process • Several departments involved • Staff turnover issues • Monthly data availability? • Goal: incorporate documentation and reporting into existing activities • Historical Data Limitations

10. Inventory ‘Issues’ • Need to define priorities and boundaries • Off campus travel (e.g. air travel, rental cars) • Include all, some or none? E.g. Athletics? Study Abroad? • Difficulty obtaining data – lumped reimbursements • Commuter related emissions • Scope 3, but additional benefits to tracking and reducing…

11. Meeting Agenda • 2007 GHG Inventory • Progress Report: CATF Workgroups • Special Events • Moving Forward • Discussion: Evaluation Criteria & Process • Discussion: Community Involvement? • Future CATF Meeting Schedule

12. Workgroups *CATF-Specific Workgroup or Team

13. Department Representation • Agriculture & Resource Economics • Anthropology • Architectural & Engineering Services* • Athletics Sports Operations • Biofuels Consortium • Center for Continuing Studies • Chem., Materials & Biomolecular Eng. • Chemical Engineering • Chemistry * • Civil & Environmental Engineering* • Department of Extension* • Design, Planning & Construction Mgmt. • Dining Services* Off-Campus Student Services Office of Environmental Policy* Office of the Vice President & COO Physics Physiology & Neurobiology Plant Science Political Science Purchasing & Central Stores* Residential Life* Sociology Student Activities Transportation & Parking Services UConn Co-Op UConn Health Center UConn Law School UConn Police Department Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Electrical and Computer Engineering Environmental Health & Safety* Facilities Management* Facilities Operations* Geography Human Development /Family Studies Landscape Architecture Landscape Services Law School Liberal Arts & Sciences Dean Library Collections Services* Mechanical Engineering Motor Pool Natural Resources & the Environ.* Refer to Handout

14. DONE IN PROGRESS (JAN-APRIL) SEPT. ’09- ? ONGOING MAY-JULY AUGUST

15. PCC / Climate Action Plan Format • Campus Emissions– emissions trajectory under business as usual and under the plan (alternative scenarios) • Mitigation Strategies– sections describing how the institution will neutralize emissions from each source, within interim milestones • Educational, Research, Community Outreach Efforts– plans to make climate neutrality and sustainability a part of the curriculum and educational experience for all students; • Subsections on education, research and community outreach • Financing– how to fund mitigation strategies, action items • Tracking Progress– toward goals set out in the plan

16. Process Overview Refer to Handout

17. Status Report • Brainstormed numerous emission reduction strategies and tactics • Researched existing projects/activities to identify collaboration opportunities • E.g. Chance Management Transportation Demand Management Study • Current Efforts: • Prioritizing strategies for each workgroup • Surveying existing and proposed climate change/sustainability academic and outreach activities.

18. Preliminary Emissions Reductions Strategies Refer to Handout Energy Transportation Sustainable Development

19. CAP-EL Survey

20. Meeting Agenda • 2007 GHG Inventory • Progress Report: CATF Workgroups • Special Events • Moving Forward • Discussion: Evaluation Criteria & Process • Discussion: Community Involvement? • Future CATF Meeting Schedule

21. On-Call Consultant Meeting January 15, 2009 12 Participating Firms: • AKRF • BL Companies • Camp, Dresser & McKee • Fuss & O'Neill • GZA GeoEnvironmental • Haley & Aldrich • Loureiro Engineering Associates • Tighe & Bond • TRC Environmental Corporation • Triumvirate Environmental • Vanasse Hangen Brustlin • Woodard & Curran

22. Student Climate Action Summit • February 5, 2009 • Approximately 30 undergraduate students • Short presentation on the university’s climate change planning efforts to-date • Three groups rotated between brainstorming stations led by undergraduate student leaders • Energy use/conservation • Transportation options • Education and outreach

23. Upcoming Outreach Events Connecticut Conference on Natural Resources (CCNR) – March 9, 2009 Earth Day Spring Fling – April 22, 2009

24. Meeting Agenda • 2007 GHG Inventory • Progress Report: CATF Workgroups • Special Events • Moving Forward • Discussion: Evaluation Criteria & Process • Discussion: Community Involvement? • Future CATF Meeting Schedule

25. Meeting Agenda • 2007 GHG Inventory • Progress Report: CATF Workgroups • Special Events • Moving Forward • Discussion: Evaluation Criteria & Process • Discussion: Community Involvement? • Future CATF Meeting Schedule

26. PCC Implementation Guide Evaluation Criteria: 1. Potential to avoid or reduce GHG emissions 2. Cost benefit – ROI and financial impact 3. Flexibility to achieve ongoing GHG reductions 4. Potential for positive or negative social and environmental side-effects 5. Relationship to other mitigation strategies and opportunity for synergies 6. Potential to be scaled upward if successful 7. Potential to involve students and faculty

27. Strategies to Evaluate Feasibility • Level of Analysis? • Strategy vs. tactic level • Approach? • Breakout teams within workgroups • Evaluate within CATF • Seek input from financial and science experts with university • Hire or seek volunteer assistance from consulting firm(s ) • Criteria Involved? • Cost – initial, ongoing; return on investment • Emissions reduction • Potential side effects or added benefits

28. Meeting Agenda • 2007 GHG Inventory • Progress Report: CATF Workgroups • Special Events • Moving Forward • Discussion: Evaluation Criteria & Process • Discussion: Community Involvement? • Future CATF Meeting Schedule

29. Community Involvement • Community Involvement To-Date: • CATF  Matt Hart • Workgroups – several staff and faculty are likely town residents, otherwise minimal • Potential Collaboration Areas: • Transportation related strategies – bicycle, pedestrian, carpooling, public transit options • Local housing and amenities • Alternative energy projects (i.e. biodiesel) • Do we need additional community input?

30. Meeting Agenda • 2007 GHG Inventory • Progress Report: CATF Workgroups • Special Events • Moving Forward • Discussion: Evaluation Criteria & Process • Discussion: Community Involvement? • Future CATF Meeting Schedule

31. Future CATF Meetings Late May/Early June = Review first draft of CAP Mid-August = Review final draft of CAP

32. Climate Action Task Force February 27, 2009 Gulley Hall Additional Questions or Comments?