ACUPCC 2009 Annual Report - Climate Commitment

2009 Highlights
TIME Magazine named the
top 10 college and university
presidents of 2009, and seven
were signatories to the ACUPCC.
The ACUPCC grew in impact, stature, and size in 2009.
With 665 ACUPCC signatory schools by the end of 2009 and
a 5400% growth since the launch of the program, the higher
education sector is now the first in society to substantially commit
to achieving carbon neutrality. Notably, 195 Community Colleges,
where thousands of students are being trained for clean energy jobs,
are now a part of the ACUPCC, with 29 having joined in 2009.
After completing their greenhouse gas inventories in 2008, the
first cohort of signatories reached their next major milestone in
2009: the creation and public release of Climate Action Plans. The
Plans, available online at the ACUPCC Reporting System, illustrate
the specific steps schools are taking to reduce their emissions through
strategies including: using renewable energy, improving energy
efficiency, reducing waste, and improving public transportation
options. Schools also outline in their Plans innovative ways
ACUPCC in the news
Right: Macalester College President Brian Rosenberg
with former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan outside
of LEED platinum Markim Hall
Below, Left: Ithaca College’s Gateway facility
designed to achieve LEED Platinum
A Deadline Day in the Presidents’
Climate Commitment
Photo courtesy of Macalester College
Giving Sustainability
The Old College Try
ACUPCC 2009 Annual Report 2
Photo courtesy of Adam Baker/Ithaca College