| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 61.37 |
| Liaison | Laura Bain |
| Submission Date | Jan. 31, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Furman University
PAE-5: Climate Action Plan
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 2.00 |
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Does the institution have a plan to mitigate its greenhouse gas emissions that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes
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A brief summary of the climate plan’s long-term goals:
Sustainable Furman, the university's sustainability master plan, includes a climate action plan setting a goal of carbon neutrality by 2026. The five strategies that will be employed to meet this goal are :
1. to increase operations efficiency
2. to create a campus-wide culture of conservation to
decrease energy use
3. to create a more sustainable transportation system through changes in behaviors and policies
4. to invest in renewable energy projects
5. to develop offset projects and sustainability-oriented
service projects in the greater Greenville community
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A brief summary of the climate plan’s short-term goals:
In the short term, the plan sets goals of increased efficiency and conservation on campus, in addition to ongoing evaluation of the feasibility of renewable energy projects in the changing financial and regulatory environment. The plan's short-term goals also include pursuing more sustainable transportation options and beginning the development of local offset projects and sustainability-oriented service projects.
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Year the climate plan was formally adopted or approved:
2,009
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An indication of whether institution has made a commitment to reduce GHG emissions a specific amount by a target year:
Yes
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List which emissions (scope 1, 2, and/or 3) are included in its GHG emissions commitment:
Scopes 1, 2, & 3
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The reduction level (percentage) institution has committed to:
neutral
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The baseline year the institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
June 30, 2007
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The baseline emissions level institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
28,668 metric tons of CO2e
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The target year the institution specified in its GHG emissions commitment :
June 30, 2026
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The website URL where information about the climate plan is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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