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The American College & University
Presidents’ Climate Commitment
(ACUPCC)
Climate Leadership in Higher Education
www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org
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The Challenge
• Over-reliance on fossil fuels: catastrophic climate
disruption and national security threat
• Threat to human progress
• Halt growth of global warming pollution & cut GHG
emissions by 80%
• Transformation of economy, institutions & daily lives
• Vision & leadership of higher education
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Reversing global warming
is a defining challenge
of the 21st century!
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The ACUPCC Initiative
• A network led by presidents & chancellors
• High-visibility, national initiative
• Joint action to leverage change representing over 650
institutions and one-third of the total student population
• Action plan for climate neutrality
• Research & education
• Develop societal capacity
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Critical Role of Higher Education
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Educational, research & public service missions
Shaping tomorrow’s leaders
Faculty, staff & student involvement
Innovate and role-model solutions
Research, action & demonstration projects
Catalyze investment & develop new markets
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Critical Role of Higher Education
• Create living labs for students
• Support green industries & demand for renewable
energy
• Job creation
• Innovative financing models
• Local communities engagement
Thomas L. Purce, President of The Evergreen
State College, signs the commitment in 2007
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Benefits & Opportunities
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Invite stakeholders into meaningful purpose
Mission fulfillment
Attract top students, faculty, and staff
Operate more efficiently – cost savings
Lead technology race
Public-private partnerships
Stay ahead of regulatory curve
Michael Crow, President of Arizona State
University and Co-Chair of ACUPCC Steering
Committee, speaks at the 2009 Summit
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The Commitment
First 2
Months
Within
1 Year
Create institutional
structures & initiate
two of seven
suggested actions
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Complete
inventory of
emissions
Within
2 Years
Develop
institutional
climate action
plan
Ongoing
Submit
periodic
progress
reports
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Metric tons CO2-e
per 1,000 sq ft
Average GHG Emissions by Scope & Class
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Resources & Support
• The ACUPCC network is a learning community
• Publications and guidance documents to share best practices
and create solutions on:
– Climate action planning
– Educational components of climate action
– Green building; energy efficiency and performance contracting;
renewable energy; carbon offsets; etc.
– Leading transformational change initiatives
• Public database of GHG inventories and climate action plans
www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/resources
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Implementation Guide
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The technical “handbook” of the ACUPCC
Provides details on specifics of agreement (e.g.
sources covered to achieve “climate neutrality”
Explains technical issues and links to further
resources
Outlines key policies of the initiative
http://www2.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/pdf/ACUPCC_IG_
Final.pdf
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ACUPCC Online Reporting System
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Hundreds of GHG Inventories
and Climate Action Plans
publicly available provide
excellent examples
Browse by institution,
Carnegie Classification, or
State and see statistics and
dataviews for macro-level
view of campus climate action
http://acupcc.aashe.org/
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“The Implementer” Newsletter
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Free monthly e-newsletter with original
content from ACUPCC institutions, service
providers, policymakers, and leading
experts in sustainability and climate change
Latest news and updates on the ACUPCC,
special benefits and opportunities
Subscribe today!
http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/newsevents/newsletter
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Greenhouse Gas Inventory Brief
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Brief summary of common greenhouse gas
inventory tools and resources, discussing the
merits and drawbacks of each in the
campus context
Clean Air – Cool Planet free Campus Carbon
Calculator tool most commonly used
Great educational opportunity for students to
conduct the inventory as part of class /
research work
http://www2.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/html/documents/A
CUPCCGHGInv_Br_vFinal.pdf
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“Leading Profound Change”
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Developed by ACUPCC Steering Committee
members as a resource for all presidents on
leading transformational change initiatives
Provides resources and techniques for
providing the big-picture thinking to generate
and sustain excitement and commitment
http://www2.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/documents/Leadin
g_Profound_Change_ExecSum_final7-28-09.pdf
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Academic Guidance Document
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Developed by Second Nature in coordination
with a working group of ACUPCC signatories,
their staff and a diverse group of experts in
higher education
High-level guidance to clarify the intent of the
academic element of the Commitment
Provides resources for signatories to create
strategies for fulfilling the Commitment.
Identifies best practices across higher
education and resources to assist signatories.
http://www2.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/html/documents/E
ducationforClimateNeutralitySustainability_2009.05.07_final
WEB.pdf
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ACUPCC Carbon Offset Protocol
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Developed by Second Nature in cooperation
with a diverse group of ACUPCC signatories,
their staff and carbon offset experts from
around the country
Voluntary standards to assist in evaluating if,
how, and when to invest in offsets as part of a
comprehensive climate action plan.
Identifies key issues in determining high-quality
offsets that are real, verifiable, additional and
permanent.
http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/resources/guidance
-documents/offset-protocol
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Climate Action Planning Wiki
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Interactive how-to guide for college and university climate action planning
Developed by AASHE with support from the ACUPCC,
A fully monitored and moderated online collaboration tool that allows
multiple users to directly edit one or more web-pages
Check back regularly for the most up-to-date information and bestpractices, and help keep the guide current and relevant by contributing
content to it.
http://www.aashe.org/wiki/climate-planning-guide
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Advancing Green Building Program
• Built environment accounts for about 40% of greenhouse gas emissions
• Capacity-building program from Second Nature addressing challenges
faced by under-resourced colleges to ‘build green’ on campus.
• Program activities include: Fellows program, financial and technical
resources, web-portal, capacity building for local building professionals
• Supported by a $1,242,000 three-year grant from the Kresge Foundation
http://www.secondnature.org/AGB.html
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Campus Green Builder
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“One-stop Shop” for information, resources, and
expertise on green building on campus
Developed by Second Nature as part of the
Advancing Green Building in Higher Education
program, which supports under-resourced
institutions in enjoying the benefits of green
building
Register to join the community and check back
regularly for new content and opportunities
http://www.campusgreenbuilder.org/
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Financing Sustainability on Campus
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Comprehensive overview of options, mechanisms,
and tools for financing sustainability projects on
campus
Covers revolving loan funds, bonds, taxexemptions, power purchase agreements, leases,
federal funding, grants, private equity investors,
and more…
Geared towards business officers and
administrators – newcomers and experienced
practitioners
Developed by Second Nature for NACUBO
http://www.nacubo.org/Products/Online_Publications/Financing_Sustainability_o
n_Campus.html
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Energy Efficiency Building Retrofits
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Partnership between the ACUPCC and the Clinton
Climate Initiative
Best Practices Toolkit: Energy Performance Contracting
for Higher Education
Goal of exponentially increasing the number of largescale energy saving retrofits for campus buildings
ACUPCC signatories can take advantage of the benefits
CCI’s Energy Efficiency Building Retrofit Program
(EEBRP) including project support and CCI’s established
relationships with private sector financial institutions,
energy services companies (ESCOs), and product
manufacturers
http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/resources/eebrp
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ACUPCC Webinar Series
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A suite of free educational and
practical webinars on a variety of
topics related to climate action
planning
Part of our Corporate Partners
Program, which is part of the
ACUPCC learning community,
providing a milieu for knowledgesharing between the higher
education and private sectors.
http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/res
ources/webinars
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Education and Training Offerings
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ACUPCC – NAELS Partnership: National Association of Environmental Law
Societies is bringing its innovative sustainability consulting model – Campus
Climate Neutral – to 10 ACUPCC institutions to offer free climate action
planning assistance by working with faculty and students on campus to
develop a climate action planning project as part of their coursework.
Regional 2-day Climate Action Planning workshops with pre- and postworkshop consulting and coaching are under development for launch in the
spring of 2010.
Preconference workshops at NACUBO’s Smart & Sustainable conference,
Greening the Campus, and the annual AASHE conference.
Presentations and online learning resources are also available.
http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/resources/education-training
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Testimonials
“Global warming is a defining issue of the 21st
century, and higher education must be a leader
in addressing global climate change through
research, education, and reduction of
greenhouse gas emissions.”
Amy Gutmann
President, University of Pennsylvania
ACUPCC Leadership Circle Member
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Testimonials
“More than ever, universities must take
leadership roles to address the grand
challenges of the twenty-first century, and
climate change is paramount among these.”
Michael M. Crow
President, Arizona State University
ACUPCC Leadership Circle Member
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Testimonials
“We are in the middle of one of those rare
moments when the right thing to do it also
the economically smart thing to do.”
Kathleen Schatzberg
President, Cape Cod Community College
ACUPCC Leadership Circle Member
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Governance
The ACUPCC is a network governed by a Steering
Committee of presidents and chancellors, who make the
policy decisions and set the direction of the initiative.
Three “supporting organizations” – Second Nature, AASHE, and
ecoAmerica – provide administrative and technical support for the
Steering Committee and the ACUPCC network.
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Corporate Sponsors
Diamond:
Platinum:
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Contact Information
Anthony D. Cortese
Toni Nelson
President
Second Nature
617.772.0036
[email protected]
ACUPCC Program Director
Second Nature
859.940.2545
[email protected]
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