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Campus Climate Action Plans

This resource is a list of existing climate action plans for campuses.  The list is organized into two sections: first, climate action plans; second, publications useful to preparing a climate action plan. 

Highlighted campuses are signatories to the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment.

Climate Action Plans

Bolded plans have been formally adopted by the institution.. 

Brown University Energy and Environmental Advisory Committee Policy Recommendations
Calvin College Carbon Neutrality Project (pdf)
College of the Atlantic Carbon NetZero
Middlebury College Carbon Reduction Resolution; Carbon Neutrality at Middlebury College; The Carbon Neutrality Toolkit, An Annotated Guide to: A Proposal for Carbon Neutrality at Middlebury College (pdf)
Oberlin College Oberlin College Climate Neutral by 2020
University at Buffalo UB Green Climate Action Report
University of California, Berkeley UC Berkeley Climate Action Partnership Feasibility Study 2006-2007 Final Report (pdf)
University of Colorado Boulder Creating a Climate-Friendly Campus (pdf)
University of Florida Carbon Neutral Assessment Project (pdf)
William and Mary College "Public Great and Global" William & Mary and the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment: A Path for Leadership Responsibility (pdf)
Williams College Report of the Climate Action Committee
Yale University Yale's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy (pdf)

Other Publications

The below publications are included to assist campuses in creating their Climate Action Plans.  Many of these publications are greenhouse gas inventories that include strategies and recommendations.  Users of this resource may also be interested in our more comprehensive list of greenhouse gas inventories. 

Colby College Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Report (doc)
College of Charleston Greenhouse Gas Audit 1993-2001 (pdf)
Duke University Charting a Path to Greenhouse Gas Reductions (pdf)
Harvard University Report of the Harvard University Task Force on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Pennsylvania State University A Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Projection for the University Park Campus of the Pennsylvania State University (pdf)
Pomona College Climate Neutral Pomona College: 2006-2007 Annual Report to The Presidents (pdf)
Rice University University 303: The Impact of CO2 (pdf)
Smith College A Comprehensive Inventory from 1990-2004 and Suggestions for Future Emissions Reductions (pdf)
The Evergreen State College Carbon Neutrality by 2020: The Evergreen State College's Comprehensive Greenhouse Gas Inventory (pdf)
Tufts University Tufts Climate Initiative
University of California Policy on Green Building Design and Clean Energy Standards (pdf)
University of California Santa Cruz Energy and Climate (pdf)
University of Iowa UI Energy Plan
University of New Hampshire 2004-2005 Update Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory (pdf)
University of Vermont Climate Action Plan: Initial Research (pdf)
University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh Campus Sustainability Plan (pdf)
Wellesley College Wellesley College's Greenhouse Gas Emissions (pdf)
Yale University Inventory and Analysis of Yale University's Greenhouse Emissions (pdf) ; Mitigation Strategies Report (pdf)


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