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University of Montana Climate Action Plan

University of Montana Climate Action Plan. Planning to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, 59812. Present draft Climate Action Plan www.umt.edu/greeningum Obtain feedback on goals and strategies of plan.

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University of Montana Climate Action Plan

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  1. University of Montana Climate Action Plan Planning to reduce greenhouse gas emissions The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288Missoula MT, 59812

  2. Present draft Climate Action Plan • www.umt.edu/greeningum • Obtain feedback on goals and strategies of plan Purpose of Open House

  3. Initiate comment period • December 8 – comments due • Submit comments via email • cherie.peacock@umontana.edu • asumsustain@umontana.edu • December 8th – feedback meeting • UC Room 330, 3:00 pm and 6 pm Purpose of Open House

  4. 2007 American College and University President’s Climate Commitment signed • 2008 Greenhouse Gas Inventory completed • 2009 Climate Action Plan • Sustainable Campus Committee • Technical & Education Working Groups • Public Involvement • Clean Air Cool Planet campus carbon calculator The Commitment

  5. Faculty StaffStudents Transportation Specialists COT City of Missoula Alumni Relations Building Managers ASUM Biomass Experts Athletics Renewable Energy Specialists Team Effort

  6. UM’s Climate Action Plan is a long range plan pointing the direction to carbon neutrality. • Will need to be updated as technology and conditions change. • Success will take the involvement of the campus community. Just the Beginning

  7. Greenhouse Gas Inventory

  8. Greenhouse Gas Inventory Transportation Steam Plant Purchased Electricity

  9. Energy Efficiency and Conservation • Renewable Energy Generation • Green Buildings • Transportation • Offsetting Emissions Strategies

  10. Energy audits -Upgrade equipment, replace stream traps, modify ventilation, and improve building envelopes • Lighting retrofits -Replace energy inefficient lighting • Retro-commission HVAC systems -Optimize the operation of equipment and controls Strategies for Energy Efficiency

  11. Strategies for Energy Conservation Behavior modification-Turn off lights, adjust building temps, shut off equipment, use less hot water, and close windows and doors. 4-day work week -no classes held one day a week and staff works 4 ten-hour daysEnergy-wise IT Policy -Replace monitors with Energy Star. Power management software. Cloud computing. Capture waste heat from servers

  12. Biomass -Biomass to syngas (synthetic natural gas) plant • Solar photovoltaic • Solar thermal - Solar water heating panels on south-facing roofs • Wind -UM could take advantage of the state’s wind resource by funding, partially or completely, installation of one or more turbines off-site Strategies for Renewable Energy

  13. LEED New Construction (NC) Silver certification -25% energy savings • LEED for Existing Buildings, Operation and Maintenance (EBOM) certification -Similar to energy audits and retro-commissioning but more comprehensive Green Buildings

  14. Transportation *Athletics not included

  15. Transportation at UM • ASUM Office of Transportation • -Provides education and incentives to bus and bike • -Bike share program • -park and ride busses • University Fleet • 5 hybrid vehicles • 1 electric maintenance truck • -65 mph speed limit • Air Travel • -Athletics consolidates trips • -Increasing use of teleconferencing

  16. Summer Public Open House ASUM Office of Transportation Mountain Line University Fleet Office of Public Safety Athletics Department Business Services ASUM Off-Campus Rental Center Missoula alternative transportation organizations Stakeholder Meetings

  17. Strategies for Commuting • Increase incentives to bike, walk and bus to campus • -Greater orientation outreach • -Utilize latest technology for bus scheduling • -Build a bike hub • -Students can build up points for biking or bussing, receive credit toward graduation or tuition reduction • Location efficient housing • -UM can play a greater role in community housing development • -Create more affordable student housing within 3 miles of campus • Disincentives for parking on campus • -Decrease number of parking permits sold • -Convert all lots to daily fees only

  18. Strategies for Fleet • Replace fleet with more fuel efficient vehicles • Replace midsize sedans with compact cars • Replace SUVS with minivans • Encourage academic departments to evaluate field trips • -Departments can consolidate trips • Use more electric trucks in maintenance fleet • Use biodiesel in ASUM busses • -Develop a lab on campus to make biodiesel

  19. Strategies for Air Travel Increase Video and Teleconferencing -create a space designed for videoconferencingon campus Evaluate necessity of departmental travel Academic departments and Athletics to purchase carbon offsets for travel -funding for offsets

  20. Carbon Offsets -Carbon sequestration projects to offset emissions • Renewable Energy Credits -Purchasing RECs at the same quantity as our electricity consumption offsets our use and supports renewable energy Offsetting Emissions

  21. Strategies evaluated by: • Implementation cost • GHG reduction potential • Annual savings/costs • Ease of implementation Note: Metrics based on rough estimates and analyzed using Clean Air Cool Planet campus carbon calculator Putting it all together in a Climate Action Plan

  22. Behavior modification • Building & equipment use • Transportation • Energy efficiency • Renewable energy • Biomass • Wind The BIG ThreeMethods to directly reduce or replace fossil fuel sourced energy

  23. Comparing reductions from strategies to emissions over time How far do strategies go toward carbon neutrality?

  24. Linear Growth Projection of UM’s GHG Emissions Extrapolated by Clean Air Cool Planet campus carbon calculator

  25. GHG Emissions Reduction from Strategies Remaining emissions

  26. 10% below 2007 levels by 201530% below 2007 levels by 2020 30% below 2007 2007 emissions level Remaining emissions

  27. Total cost = $84 million over 10 years If biomass plant is externally funded: • Total cost = $25 million over 10 years • Annual cost = $2.5 million • Annual energy savings = $2 million The Cost to Achieve Interim Goals

  28. Carbon Neutral by 2020 • Upscale wind or other renewable energy projects • Offset emissions • $330,000 to offset remaining emissions in 2020 Getting to Neutral

  29. Carbon Neutral by 2030, 2050 • Offset emissions • Main scalable strategy for achieving neutrality by a given date • Cost will grow as overall emissions grow Getting to Neutral

  30. Feedback on draft Climate Action Plan due December 8 • Feedback meeting December 8, UC Room 330, 3 pm and 6 pm • Submit plan to ACUPCC by January 15, 2010 Next Steps

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