Climate Action Plan - Binghamton University

SECTION 1 – EXECUTIVE SUMMARYIn September 2007, President Lois B. DeFleur signed the American College and University PresidentsClimate Commitment (ACUPCC), pledging to eliminate, over time, the greenhouse gas emissionsassociated with Binghamton University’s campus activities. Since then, a Task Force for Campus ClimateCommitment was formed to identify and recommend strategies to accomplish the University’s ultimategoal: campus climate neutrality.In September 2008, Binghamton University completed and reported to ACUPCC a greenhouse gasemissions inventory to identify the emissions profile on campus. Based on the inventory results, variousoptions were explored to target major emission sources for effective reduction. This Climate Action Plan isintended to present a list of plausible options which will be developed in more depth going forward. Ouremission mitigation strategies will be shaped based on each option’s economic and technical viability aswell as educational and research values. ACUPCC recognizes that such long-term planning is subject tochanges and modifications over time. As part of our commitment, any material change to our greenhousegas mitigation strategies will be reported to ACUPCC.Our 2007-2008 greenhouse gas emissions inventory identified three significant emission contributors oncampus:· purchased electricity· on-campus heating fuels· campus commutes (students, faculty and staff)Directly Financed AirTravel1%Solid Waste4%T&D Losses3%Student Commuting10%Other On-CampusStationary39%Faculty / StaffCommuting9%Direct Transportation1%Purchased Electricity33%Refrigerants &Chemicals0%FIGURE 1 - 2007 CAMPUS EMISSIONS PROFILE~ 1 ~