UPDATE - as of 5/18/2009

Provided by Cherie Peacock, Sustainability Coordinator

Current status:

• 2002 Sustainable Campus Committee created
• 2002 Tallories Declaration signed
• 2007 American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment signed
• 2008 Green House Gas Inventory completed
• 2009 UM required all new buildings to be LEED Silver Certified
• 2009 Energy Audits completed on 15 buildings

Presidents Climate Commitment

Next steps:

2009, November, Climate Action Plan

• Prioritize Green House Gas mitigation opportunities for:
• Buildings
• Transportation
• Solid Waste
• Food Services
• Purchasing
• Set Green House Gas reduction targets
• Incorporate sustainability in education, research, and community outreach
• Financing strategies
• Monitoring plan

Climate Planning Guide

Process:

• Organizational Structure
• Technical Working Group - team with specific expertise tasked with plan preparation
• Sustainable Campus Committee - advisory authority
• Executive Officers - final approval authority

• Public Involvement for broad input and buy-in
• Open houses - June, September, November
• Stakeholder meetings - throughout planning process

• Communication strategies
• Media releases
• Greening UM website: Blog, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn
• All-campus survey