Climate Action Plan - East Los Angeles College

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INTRODUCTION East Los Angeles College is on a quest to become climate neutral by 2050. We’re serious about this quest: We made an official commitment to it by agreeing to the American College and University President’s Climate Commitment in 2007. How do we get there East Los Angeles College (ELAC) has taken the initial steps. We have developed our baseline greenhouse gas inventory, determined our strategies, and begun to implement measures. Now, our climate action plan will guide us toward achieving greenhouse gas emission reductions and climate neutrality. This critical tool is a roadmap into our future. It will help us monitor progress, measure outcomes, and be accountable. Our climate action plan outlines strategies and milestones to lead ELAC students, faculty, and staff through the next 40 years. This is a crucial time period during which our actions, along with those of institutions, businesses, and governments around the world, will largely determine the world’s fate with global warming. As our climate action plan progresses, we have many responsibilities: ■ We have to dedicate our efforts to short-, medium-, and long-term tasks. ■ ■ ■ ■ We have to learn new thought processes, knowledge fields, techniques, and cutting-edge technologies to apply new processes and introduce new solutions. We also have to embrace lessons from unintended or unexpected results. We have to be resourceful and collaborative. We have to acquire skills and knowledge from institutions experienced in certain project areas, and we have to share best practices and experiences with institutions tackling new challenges, in which we have gained insights. We have to be adaptable to changes for a better future, be patient through processes, and be flexible in adjusting our course when called for by external factors. We have to recognize the small wins and the major accomplishments. Most importantly, for our climate action plan to succeed, we must ensure two conditions are consistently met: ■ Everyone at ELAC must be involved: students, faculty, administrators, and staff. We hope everyone will be actively engaged as we execute our plan and work together towards an environmentally and economically sustainable future for all. ■ Climate action plan strategies and tactics must align with our vision: to be an exemplary model for student academic, technological and artistic achievement. 2
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS OUR WORLD, OUR NATION AND OUR COMMUNITY
Page 1 and 2: East Los Angeles College Climate Ac
Page 3: Contents Introduction . . . . . . .
Page 7 and 8: New Lessons in Higher Education We
Page 9 and 10: LACCD Awards and Recognitions 2010
Page 11 and 12: Our Course for a Climate Action Pla
Page 13 and 14: Building a Baseline Greenhouse Gas
Page 15 and 16: Building Electricity East Los Angel
Page 17 and 18: Emissions Forecast and Achieving Cl
Page 19 and 20: Climate Action Strategies East Los
Page 21 and 22: Material reuse and recycling measur
Page 23 and 24: Performing Arts and Fine Arts Cente
Page 25 and 26: Renewable Energy East Los Angeles C
Page 27 and 28: Business Travel ELAC is equipped wi
Page 29 and 30: THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABILITY
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