Transcript UCSC Climate Action plan - Education for Sustainable Living

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Tony Bautista
CUIP
Chancellor Climate Action Intern
Chancellor’s Council on Climate Change
 “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
 Provides
an GHG’s inventory
 Areas that looked at
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Campus Energy consumption
Campus air travel
Mobile sources
Other sources
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Recommendations
Findings-In 2007 UCSC Greenhouse Gas
Inventory was 79,296 Metric tons of CO2.
1990 levels – 54,846 Metric tons of CO2
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1990
2000
2007
Stationary/
Indirect sources
21,125
28,064
39,733
Mobile non-fleet
26,847
27,161
26,300
Mobile fleet
1,000
1,419
2,273
Air Travel
5,847
7,801
11,420
Totals
54,846
64,445
79,726
 Reduce
GHG emissions
to 2000 level by 2014,
1990 level by 2020
 By 2050 reduce 80% below 1990
levels,
 Achieve carbon neutrality
ASAP
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14,851
metric tons by 2014
Almost 25,000 metric tons by
2020
These numbers are not growth
adjusted
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.
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5. Adopt A Policy on Growth-Related GHG Emission
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Adopt a GHG Offsets Policy
 7. Implement a Carbon Tracking System
 8. Support new teaching- and researchoriented 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
 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 [email protected]
 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.
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?
 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/
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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.)
Sign
the clipboard going around
Help collecting signatures
Help promote Measure 38, 39,
and 41
Vote!
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