Climate Action Planning

The following resources provide support in the planning process, such as conducting greenhouse gas inventories, strategic planning, and reporting.

Overview & Examples of Climate Action Plans
The Implementation Liaison Support Committee
ACUPCC Reporting System

Publications

A compilation of articles written by experts and practitioners with valuable examples, best practices, and stories from the education for sustainability movement over the past two years.

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The Implementation Guide is 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.

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Setting goals, tracking progress and reporting results are standard business practices for any organization, business or initiative. Public reporting on progress towards sustainability is a key driver for long-term success, and provides several benefits.

Webinars

November, 2011

Second Nature previews the ACUPCC Progress Report form, shares the process and rationale in creating the Progress Report form and walks through the content and data fields to ensure signatories are prepared to report their progress on their Climate Action Plan.

October, 2011

Panelists: Joe Jacobsen, Director of the Center for Energy Conservation and Advanced Manufacturing & Associate Dean of Environmental Studies, Milwaukee Area Technical College; Jeff Kwiatkowski, Global Enterprise Solution Architect, Johnson Controls.

September, 2010

Panelists: Representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency, Eastern Research Group, Grand Valley State University, and Cabrillo College.

Articles & Blog Posts

November, 2011

Sally DeLeon, Sustainability Measurement Coordinator, UMD College Park

November, 2011

Witold Bujak, Sustainability Manager and Enid Cardinal, Senior Sustainability Advisor to the President, RIT

November, 2011

Claire Roby, Carbon Accounting Manager, Clean Air-Cool Planet

November, 2011

Meghan Fay Zahniser, STARS Program Manager, AASHE