American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment
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Signatories to the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment commit to eliminate their contribution to global warming over time, including:

  • establishing an institutional structure to oversee the development and implementation of the schools’ program to comply with the ACUPCC;

  • completing an emissions inventory within one year;establishing a climate action plan that includes a target date and interim milestones for becoming climate neutral within two years;

  • taking immediate steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by choosing at least two from a list of seven tangible actions;

  • integrating sustainability into the curriculum and making it a part of the educational experience; and

  • making their inventory, climate action plan, and progress reports publicly available here.

For the full text, please see the Commitment document (PDF)

For more information on specific obligations in the Commitment, please see the Implementation Guide (PDF)

  
     
 

Two Month Progress Reports:
View all of the Two Month Reports filed by signatory campuses. The Two Month Reports cover the creation of institutional implementation structure and the choice of short-term tangible actions.

If you are an implementation liaison for a signatory campus, you may login to the reporting tool to file or update your report at any time. If you have not received your login information, or have lost it, please contact us at reporting@presidentsclimatecommitment.org.

  
   
 

GHG Inventory Reports:
The ACUPCC will soon have a standardized format and online reporting mechanism to gather GHG emissions data. In the meantime, we would like to highlight the progress made by signatories who have already completed their GHG inventories. If your institution has already completed a GHG Inventory and/or your Climate Action Plan, please let us know by contacting Niles Barnes at niles@aashe.org.

 
   
     
 







 
     
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Supporting Documents

The Commitment (PDF)
The American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment document (2 pages)

A Call for Climate Leadership (PDF)
A more in depth discussion, including the background of the initiative, a roadmap to climate neutrality, and illustrative examples of existing, successful actions from campuses around the country (16 pages)

Program Overview (PDF)
More details on the initiative, including a timeline and goals (2 pages)

Implementation Guide (PDF)
The 'handbook' of the ACUPCC, providing more detail on the specific obligations in the Commitment, explaining technical issues related to implementation, and outlining key policies

GHG Inventory & Climate Action

Implementation Progress Reports
 Implementation progress reports submitted by signatories

ACUPCC Two-month Reporting Form
Tool for reporting on the creation of an institutional structure and the choice of short-term tangible actions. Implementation liaisons should receive login information for the reporting tool. If you have not, please contact reporting@presidentsclimatecommitment.org.

ACUPCC GHG Inventory Brief (PDF)
Brief summary of common GHG inventory tools and resources, discussing the merits and drawbacks of each in the campus context

ACUPCC Solutions Pages
Key resources for implementing the ACUPCC and achieving climate neutrality, in the following topic areas: planning overview, energy, green building, transportation, procurement, recycling and waste management, and carbon offsets

Clean Air - Cool Planet Campus Carbon Calculator
An MS- Excel-based spreadsheet tool, for use in campus calculating GHG emissions, providing procedural protocols
and a framework for investigation

Clean Air - Cool Planet Campus Climate Action Toolkit
A comprehensive guide to and resource for making higher education institutions more "climate friendly"

GHG Protocol Initiative
The most widely-used international accounting tool for government and business leaders to understand, quantify, and manage greenhouse gas emissions, developed by the World Resources Institute and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Education & Training

Education for a Sustainable Future: What you need to know
Debra Rowe (US Partnership),
Judy Walton (AASHE)
and Terry Calhoun (SCUP) present on sustainability education in curriculum, facilities, purchasing, student life and more. Archived 1-hour HEASC teleconference from June 2007, including a PDF of the presentation
and a companion audio file (.wav)

Sustainability in Higher Education (PPT)
Archived 2007 presentation by Dr. Anthony Cortese, President of Second Nature, to HEASC members on sustainability and current opportunities in higher education

Sustainability 101 (1-hour) &
Sustainability: Step by Natural Step (3-hour)
Fresh and innovative e-learning experiences developed by The Natural Step that provide practical sustainability education to a broad base of business, government, and community organizations that are serious about moving towards more sustainable operations

Additional Resources

ACUPCC Presentation (PPT)
A generic presentation on the Commitment with supporting notes. It may be customized as appropriate, though we ask that the spirit and intent of the information be maintained

Letter of Support Template (DOC)
A letter template that can be customized and used to reach out to presidents, chancellors, and other higher education colleagues, expressing your support of the initiative and asking them to join the ACUPCC

2007 Climate Leadership Summit Summary
Summary of the ACUPCC Climate Leaderhip Summit, including attendees, agenda, transcripts and photos

Implementation Guide Feedback Summary (PDF)
Describes the comments received on the draft Implementation Guide and any changes made

  
     
     
 
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