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Santa Clara University is a Charter Signatory of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment. We developed a Climate Neutrality Action Plan in 2010, and have a goal to achieve Climate Neutrality by the end of 2015. |
Climate Neutrality Action Plan Timeline
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September 2007Santa Clara University's President became a signatory of the American College and Universities Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC).
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September 2008
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June 2009
The Sustainability Council and Office of Sustainability completed SCU's first Climate Neutrality Action Plan. The draft was open to University community comment from June through August, 2009.
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November 2009
The Sustainability Council will review all comments and revise the University's draft plan.
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January 2010
SCU's Climate Neutrality Action Plan was submitted to the ACUPCC. Download the 2010 draft of the plan here, and view the publically submitted report on ACUPCC's web site.
Historical Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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| 1997 | 2005 |
| 2006 | 2007 |
| 2008 | 2009 |
Please note the following:
Scope 1 Emissions: (red) Campus Fleet, Natural Gas, Fugitive Emissions
Scope 2 Emissions: (yellow) Purchased Electricity
Scope 3 Emissions: (blue) Solid Waste, Commuting*, Air Travel*
Renewable Energy Certificates: (green) Green Power purchased from Silicon Valley Power
* Estimated Data:
Commuting and air travel data are based on our best estimation based on available data.
- Air Travel: All University business-related travel is reimbursed through our University Finance Office. However, since 2006, their records do not have separate fields for air travel. Estimates based on historical figures were used to isolate air travel from hotel and other ground travel costs since 2006. Air travel also includes study abroad, for which we include one round-trip from San Jose, CA to the students' countries of travel.
- Commuting: A survey to SCU faculty and staff in 2009 is the basis for our commuting data that year.
Thank you to the following departments for providing information for our Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories: University Operations, Facilities, International Programs, and the University Finance Office.
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Read more about climate neutrality at SCURead more about SCU's movement toward climate neutrality, featured in recent Sustainability Updates. -
OngoingThe University will continue implementing initiatives to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. The Climate Neutrality Action Plan will be revised as needed, with ample opportunity for SCU faculty, staff, and students to comment and submit their input.
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