Hi Peggy - this is a great topic, thank you for raising it here.  

A few thoughts that might be worth emphasizing:

• While the inclination to want to take big steps after signing is understandable and admirable, it's not required, as each institution maps out their own plan - if they've done a lot already or recently, that's great, and the plan can reflect that and show why there might be a period of relative inactivity
• Campuses that are ahead of the game in this sense can add a lot of value to the ACUPCC network by stepping into this common framework so-to-speak and share the successes and challenges that they've experienced with others. 
• The very act of signing is an easy way to make an impact at a time when there might not be many other economical opportunities to do so because adding to the momentum of this collective action and building the size of the network has a real impact in terms of leveraging the leadership of the whole sector, serving as a role model and impetus for action in other sectors and at the national and international level.  Sarah Brylinksky at Dickinson wrote a blog post about this that articulates the point well. 
• Helping to build that momentum by signing can then lead to new opportunities to reduce emissions on campus as other sectors start to shift - as the utility grid decarbonizes, or cost of renewables are driven down, etc. 
• There are many no- or very low-cost steps that could be part of a climate action plan that reach beyond campus boundaries - for example Virginia Wesleyan indicated in their implementation profile that their committee is lobbying the utility to shift to cleaner sources, a lot of the work of the National Teach-In is focused on educational dialogues with policy makers that can support these goals - both ways to take action towards climate neutrality and provide educational opportunities without making capital investments on campus. 

Thanks again, and I hope this helps, Georges

Thank you so much Georges!  I will send your response to my president for her consideration.  I agree that there can be leverage with more numbers!

Peggy