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The Climate Action task Force’s Energy Workgroup

The Climate Action task Force’s Energy Workgroup. October 22, 2008 Facilities Operations Building, Conference Room B. Welcome & Introductions. Background: The Presidents Climate Commitment. Signed March 25, 2008. President Hogan Signs Pledge for Carbon-Neutral Campus – 03/25/08.

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The Climate Action task Force’s Energy Workgroup

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  1. The Climate Action task Force’sEnergy Workgroup October 22, 2008 Facilities Operations Building, Conference Room B

  2. Welcome & Introductions

  3. Background: The Presidents Climate Commitment Signed March 25, 2008

  4. President Hogan Signs Pledge for Carbon-Neutral Campus – 03/25/08  UConn President Mike Hogan signs the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment as DEP Commissioner Gina McCarthy and Vice Provost Greg Anderson observe. 100+ students, faculty and staff attend PCC signing ceremony at Wilbur Cross North Reading Room 

  5. UConn’s Commitment… • Create structure to guide development & implementation • Climate Action Task Force (CATF) - established May 2008 • CATF Workgroups – established Fall 2008 • Complete GHG inventory and update annually • 2004, 2006 inventories completed • 2007 inventory near completion • Develop a Climate Action Plan (CAP) (Due by May 2010) • CAP Project Manager hired September 2008 • Carbon neutrality by 2050 (or sooner) w/ interim targets & milestones • Integrate sustainability into curriculum – education, research and outreach • Goal: Draft CAP by August 2009.

  6. Climate Action Task Force CATF Co-Chairs: • Tom Callahan, Administration & Operations (Associate Vice President) • Rich Miller, Office of Environmental Policy (Director) Additional Members: • Nancy Bull, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources (Associate Dean) • Julie Elkins, Student Affairs (Assistant to the VP of Student Affairs) • NickFrechette, Undergraduate Student • Matt Hart, Mansfield (Town Manager) • Lysa Teal, Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Director of Budget Office) • Mike Willig,Center for Environmental Sciences & Engineering (Director)

  7. Institutional Structure Environmental Policy Advisory Council Climate Action Task Force Workgroups

  8. 2008-2009 Workgroup Charge: • Develop Mitigation Strategies for GHG emissions resulting from University Operations & Activities. (Final recommendations will be included in the University’s Climate Action Plan). • What are the major sources of emissions? (2007 GHG Inventory) • How can the institution neutralize emissions from each source? • Alteration/expansion of existing programs • Implementation of new programs & strategies • What are the anticipated costs, challenges, and benefits associated with each strategy?

  9. Climate Action Plan (CAP) Elements • GHG Inventories • Mitigation Strategies • Carbon Offsets • Selecting Reductions Targets • Financing • Tracking Progress (Note: This slide is a modified version of a slide from the 10/15/08 EH&E webinar “Writing Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Climate Action Plans)

  10. Emissions & Operational Boundaries • Bound emissions according to Scopes 1, 2, and 3: • Scope 1: Direct emissions from sources owned by the institution. • Scope 2: Indirect emissions from purchased energy. • Scope 3: Other emissions related to the institution but not caused by sources owned by the institution. (Note: This slide is a modified version of a slide from the 10/15/08 EH&E webinar “Writing Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Climate Action Plans)

  11. 2006 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory

  12. Timeline (Fall 2008-Spring 2009) • Identify major sources of emissions & opportunities for reductions (Oct-Nov.) • Survey of existing programs, strategies, plans & studies • Existing overlap? Areas for expansion? • Brainstorm additional/new ideas • Pros/cons, challenges, long-term vs. short-term strategies • Action planning (Nov.-May) • Assess feasibility of proposed ideas • Select reductions targets • Strategize ways to finance projects • Begin implementation of ‘low lying’ fruit • Monitor progress of workgroup initiatives • Draft final CAP Components related to energy. (June-July)

  13. Brainstorming Session

  14. Brainstorming • Brainstorming Goals: • Survey of Existing Activities, Plans & Studies Related to Workgroup Charge • New GHG Emissions Reduction Strategies to Explore? • Focus Areas: • Efficiency, Conservation, Installations & Retrofits • Renewable Energies • Supply & Infrastructure

  15. Evaluation Criteria • Potential to avoid or reduce GHG emissions • Flexibility to achieve ongoing GHG reductions • Cost benefit– ROI and financial impact • Potential for positive or negative social and environmental side-effects • Relationship to other mitigation strategies and opportunity for synergies • Potential to be scaled upward if successful • Potential to involve students and faculty

  16. Review of Action Items Questions? Comments?

  17. Thank You! The Climate Action task Force’sEnergy Workgroup October 22, 2008 Facilities Operations Building, Conference Room B

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