Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.47
Liaison Briar Schoon
Submission Date Sept. 23, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Portland Community College
PAE-5: Climate Action Plan

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Stephania Fregosi
Sustainability Analyst
Facilities Management Services
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Does the institution have a plan to mitigate its greenhouse gas emissions that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

A brief summary of the climate plan’s long-term goals:

Reduce greenhouse gas emission levels 10% below 2006 levels by 2012;

Reduce greenhouse gas emission levels 40% below 2006 levels by 2030; and

Reduce greenhouse gas emission levels 80% below 2006 levels by 2050.


A brief summary of the climate plan’s short-term goals:

Utilize state of the art control systems district-wide to maximize energy efficiency; reduce our energy consumption per square foot 50% below 2006 levels; produce 20% of our own energy onsite using renewable energy technology; develop and implement a commuter-specific climate action plan, create an emission-free district fleet; develop a water conservation plan for all campuses; reduce solid waste generated by 50% by improving recycling, reusing and composting strategies; reduce demand for waste hauling and reduce college resource utilization by adopting a sustainable purchasing policy; incorporate more sustainable food options district-wide; reduce carbon footprint related to serviceware; increase sustainability infused curricula and green technology options at PCC; and, increase PCC sustainability awareness throughout the community.


Year the climate plan was formally adopted or approved:
2,009

An indication of whether institution has made a commitment to reduce GHG emissions a specific amount by a target year:
Yes

List which emissions (scope 1, 2, and/or 3) are included in its GHG emissions commitment:
scope 1, 2 and 3

The reduction level (percentage) institution has committed to:
80

The baseline year the institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
July 1, 2005

The baseline emissions level institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
81,013 MT CO2e

The target year the institution specified in its GHG emissions commitment :
Dec. 31, 2050

The website URL where information about the climate plan is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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