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George Mason University Climate Action Plan Overview and Implementation Timeline

This document outlines George Mason University's Climate Action Plan (CAP) initiated on February 17, 2009. The CAP aims to achieve climate neutrality by minimizing greenhouse gas emissions and integrating sustainability into university operations and education. Key actions include developing a comprehensive plan, conducting a greenhouse gas inventory, and establishing a Climate Action Planning Team. This initiative aligns with the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), which mandates an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century.

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George Mason University Climate Action Plan Overview and Implementation Timeline

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  1. Overview forMason Climate Action Plan February 16, 2009 Lenna Storm, Dann Sklarew, and Rob Johnson CAP website: http://masoncap.wikispaces.com

  2. Session Overview • LENNA previews our session here • CPC as seed, from today forward YOU are the CAP Team! (note students in class here too?)

  3. ACUPCC • American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC): • recognize the need to reduce the global emission of greenhouse gases by 80% by mid-century at the latest, • we believe that there will be great short-, medium-, and long-term economic, health, social and environmental benefits, including achieving energy independence for the U.S. as quickly as possible. • http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/

  4. ACUPCC • Recommended Approach • Develop comprehensive plan to achieve climate neutrality as soon as possible. • Implement institutional structure to achieve • Complete GHG Inventory (Feb’09) • Develop Climate Action Plan (CAP) to achieve climate neutrality (Sep’09).

  5. Mason CAP Timeline to Date • Sep’07 - President Merten signed ACUPCC • Oct’07 – Lenna Storm hired as Sustainability Coordinator and GMU Sustainability Office created • Jan’08 – Feb’09 – Sustainability Office prepared Greenhouse Gas Inventory (GHGI) for years FY02 – FY07, formed CAP Core Planning Committee. • Jan’09 – May’09 – Mason “Climate Action Planning and Energy Strategies” (CAPES) course launched and delivered by ESP Dept., to facilitate CAP development and learning. • Feb 17, 2009 – Climate Action Planning Team launched at CAP Kickoff!

  6. Dann could start on either of next 2 slides • Please tell him which in notes section below!

  7. Climate Action Planning Team Aim: Draft George Mason University's first Climate Action Plan (CAP) for approval by GMU President Alan Merten in September 2009 and implementation ASAP thereafter.

  8. What is a CAP? Vision Achieve climate neutrality, “no net GHG emissions,” by minimizing GHG emissions, and using carbon offsets or other measures to mitigate the remaining emissions.

  9. How to do a CAP? • Identify, evaluate and characterize: • Target date • Interim targets for goals and actions leading to climate neutrality • Actions to integrate climate neutrality and sustainability into the curriculum and other student experiences • Actions to expand research or other efforts necessary to achieve climate neutrality • Mechanisms for tracking progress on goals and actions • (Then revise CAP biennially with inputs from regularly updated GHGI.)

  10. Mason CAP Timeline to Delivery • Feb 17, 2009 – Launch Climate Action Planning Team at CAP Kickoff • End of February – Task 1: Define technical, policy, or process problems that are potential sources of emissions. • Mid-March – Task 2: Define potential emissions reduction solutions within three major categories (technical, policy, process/behavioral). • April-May –Task 3: Develop strategic options for timelines to achieve neutrality target, including carbon offset strategy. • April-May – Task 4: Analysis and prioritization of solutions. • Mid-May – Task 5: Draft CAP [… refine over summer to deliver in Sept.]

  11. GMU Greenhouse Gas Inventory

  12. ROB’s SLIDES HERE • Yada yada cupcake cupcake…

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