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    Climate change is the most urgent issue facing humanity today. The document proposes a Climate Action Plan for the University of Guelph to reduce its carbon footprint, become a sustainability leader, and reinforce its role as a responsible global citizen. A Climate Action Plan would include establishing climate commitments and goals, calculating the university's carbon emissions, identifying emission reduction strategies, and tracking progress over time. The University of Guelph is well positioned to create an effective plan due to existing sustainability efforts, leadership support, and community engagement.

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    Climate change is the most urgent issue facing humanity today. The document proposes a Climate Action Plan for the University of Guelph to reduce its carbon footprint, become a sustainability leader, and reinforce its role as a responsible global citizen. A Climate Action Plan would include establishing climate commitments and goals, calculating the university's carbon emissions, identifying emission reduction strategies, and tracking progress over time. The University of Guelph is well positioned to create an effective plan due to existing sustainability efforts, leadership support, and community engagement.

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    Climate Action Plan - Advocacy

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    Jen Muldoon
    Climate change is the most urgent issue facing humanity today. The document proposes a Climate Action Plan for the University of Guelph to reduce its carbon footprint, become a sustainability leader, and reinforce its role as a responsible global citizen. A Climate Action Plan would include establishing climate commitments and goals, calculating the university's carbon emissions, identifying emission reduction strategies, and tracking progress over time. The University of Guelph is well positioned to create an effective plan due to existing sustainability efforts, leadership support, and community engagement.

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    Proposalfora

    ClimateActionPlan AttheUniversityofGuelph
    Climate Disruption is the Defining Issue of our Time
    Climatedisruptionisthemosturgentissuefacinghumanitytoday.Becauseofitssweepingeffects,our economy,oursocietyandourenvironmentareallatrisk.Climatescientistsaroundtheworldagreethatwe onlyhaveaveryshorttimeframetotakeactiontoavoidsomeoftheworsteffectsofarapidlywarming planet.

    RoadmapforAction
    ClimateActionPlanwill; Reinforcetheuniversitysroleasaresponsibleglobalcitizen, Coordinatecampuseffortsforefficiency, PositiontheUniversityofGuelphasaleaderinsustainability, Increaseaccountabilitybyidentifyingandworkingtowardsmilestones, Giveanadvantageforfundingapplicationsrelatedtosustainability.

    AClimateActionPlanincludes...
    ClimateCommitmentAstatementofprinciplesandgoalsthataddressesallaspectsofyourcommitmentincludingthose
    pertainingtochangesinacademicandresearchprogramsandGHGemissionsreductions CampusCarbonFootprintTheresultsandanalysisofyourGHGinventory,identifyingmajorsourcesofemissionsand describingyourcurrentGHGemissionstrajectory, GHGEmissionsMitigationStrategiesforreducingGHGemissions, BarriersandSolutionsBarrierstoimplementationandstrategiesforaddressingthem, ImplementationStructureHowimplementationwillbemanagedandcoordinatedIncludingmechanismsandschedules forrevisitingandupdatingtheClimateActionPlan, CommunicationsStrategyAplantoencouragebehavioralchangesnecessarytoimplementtheClimateActionPlan, TrackingProgressAdescriptionofmethodstobeusedtobothtrackClimateActionPlanprogressandkeepitontrack!

    Simpson,2009

    UniversityofGuelphhasanadvantage!

    Strongcampusandcommunitysupport, Greenhousegasreductionhasalreadystarted, CampusCarbonFootprintisbeingcalculated, Strongleadershipfromadministration, AcommittedPresidentialTaskForceonSustainabilityandSustainabilityCoordinator, Skilledandknowledgeablestaffandfaculty.

    WhathastheUniversityofGuelphdonesofar?
    Infrastructure Reducedgreenhousegasemissionsby8863tonnes since2004.1 Saved4300personyearsofwatersince2004.1 CreatedaSustainabilityOffice(2004). Completednumerousretrofitprojectsinvolving lighting,HVACreductionsandcaulking. CreatedtheGuelphInstitutefortheEnvironment (2007). TheBullringhasbeenpoweredbyBullfrogGreen Powersince2005. Collaborations StartedtheZeroFootprintpartnershipin2008. Studentshavecommitted$5millionby2020tothe StudentEnergyRetrofitFund.1 TowardsClimatePositive,themeofthe15thannual studentEnvironmentalSciencesSymposium. Actionprograms CreatedaCommunityEnergyPlan(2008). GreenVehiclePurchasingPolicy(2007).

    1Brinkhurst,M.(2009).UniversityofGuelphSustainability:InitialReview.

    Howto...

    Vision Statement

    CreatePlan

    DraftPlan

    FinalPlan

    Implement Plan

    VisionGeneration
    1DayTimeWorkshop 1NightTimeWorkshop

    EmissionReduction StrategyCreated
    EmissionSource WorkingGroups

    DraftPlanReview
    Openforcomment

    PlanAdoption
    Operationworkinggroups andtechnicaladvisory committee

    PlanImplementation
    UoGCommunityledbythe workinggroupmember implementClimateAction Plan

    VisionStatement
    LaunchEvent

    CommunityReview
    1DayWorkshop

    AdaptedfromUBCClimateActionPlan,2009

    AdditionalInformation
    Brinkhurst,M.(2009).UniversityofGuelphSustainability:InitialReview.Guelph,Ontario:UniversityofGuelph. Eagan,D.,Terry,Calhoun.Justin,Schott.,PraweenDayananda.(2008).GuidetoClimateActionPlanningPathwaystoaLow CarbonCampus:NationalWildlifeFederationCampusEcology.http://www.nwf.org/GlobalWarming/CampusSolutions/ Resources/Reports/~/media/PDFs/Global%20Warming/Reports/climateactionplanning.ashx Kinsley,M.,SallyDeleon.(2009).AcceleratingCampusClimateInitiatives:RockyMountainInstitute.http://www.aashe.org/files/ documents/resources/RMI_AcceleratingCampusClimateInitiatives.pdf Simpson,W.(2009).CoolCampus!AHowToGuideforCollegeandUniversityClimateActionPlanning:AmericanCollege& UniversityPresidentsClimateCommitment.http://www.aashe.org/files/resources/coolcampusclimateplanningguide.pdf

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