| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.26 |
| Liaison | Allison Jenks |
| Submission Date | Nov. 30, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
New Mexico State University
PAE-5: Climate Action Plan
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
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newcomer Mgr. Env. Policy and Sustainability Facilities and Services |
Does the institution have a plan to mitigate its greenhouse gas emissions that meets the criteria for this credit?:
A brief summary of the climate plan’s long-term goals:
• Create awareness that integrated planning is the process of linking vision, priorities, people, and the physical institution, in a flexible system of evaluation, decision-making and action to shape and guide the entire organization as it evolves over time, within and without its community
• Eliminate net greenhouse gas emissions
• Make climate neutrality and sustainability a part of the curriculum and other educational experiences of all students, faculty and staff
• In the stair-step progression to achieve “net zero” emissions, the last measure required will be the purchase or development of carbon offsets
• NMSU holds water rights that must be used or forfeited, owns land throughout New Mexico, and has a requirement to purchase or grow feedstock
• New Mexico State is well positioned to be a leader in reforestation and sequestration strategies
A brief summary of the climate plan’s short-term goals:
SHORT TERM GOALS COMPLETED
• Encourage use and provide access to public transportation at NMSU (This is complete - as of fall semester 2012 Associated Students of NMSU now have a free city bus pass for students attending NMSU, saving carbon emissions from car travel)
• Set a target date, institutional action plan and interim milestones for climate neutrality by April 17, 2009 (ACUPCC Progress Report completed January 2012)
• Publish and post plans, goals and progress to date (on-going on Office of Sustainability website and Facilities and Services website)
• All new construction and major renovations to be US Green Building Council's LEED Silver Certified or higher (on-going, with nine buildings across all campuses as LEED silver or gold)
• Adopt an energy-efficient appliance purchasing policy requiring ENERGY STAR certified products (complete and in Finance and Administration's Business Procedure Manual)
• Complete a greenhouse gas emission inventory by April 17, 2008 (complete)
SHORT TERM GOALS IN PROCESS
• Establish a policy of offsetting all greenhouse gas emissions generated by air travel paid for by the institution
• Pursue reasons for disconnect between capital funds and operational funds (“life cycle cost models”)
• Complete STARS report
Year the climate plan was formally adopted or approved:
The website URL where information about the climate plan is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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