Detailed Table of Contents
- 1.1 Defining Campus Climate Action
- 1.2 Why Do a Climate Action Plan (CAP)
- 1.3 About this Guide
- 1.4 Where to Find Campus Examples of CAP-Related Projects
2. Creating the Institutional Structure for Your Climate Action Plan
- 2.1 Your CAP Team and Leadership
- 2.2 CAP Committee Structure
- 2.3 Transparency and Stakeholder Participation
- 2.4 Getting Started
- 2.5 Energizing the CAP Process
- 2.6 CAP Communications
- 2.7 Staffing and Resources Issues
- 2.8 CAP Institutionalization
- 2.9 Some Guidelines for Hiring a CAP Consultant
3. Prioritizing Education, Research, and Public Engagement
- 3.1 Climate Change and Sustainability in the Curriculum
- 3.2 Climate Change and Sustainability Research
- 3.3 Public Engagement on Climate Change
4. Determining Your Carbon Footprint and Emissions Trajectory
- 4.1 Conducting a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory
- 4.2 Clean Air-Cool Planet GHG Inventory Tool
- 4.3 Your Carbon Footprint and Trajectory – What to Expect
- 4.4 Who Should Conduct Your Inventory?
- 4.5 Rolling Out Your GHG Inventory
- 4.6 How Much GHG Emissions Number-Crunching Should You Do?
- 4.7 How Geography or Your Power Provider Can Affect Your Carbon Footprint
5. Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Strategies
- 5.1 Energy Conservation and Efficiency
- 5.1.1 The Power of End-Use Energy Conservation
- 5.1.2 Energy Conservation Program Elements
- 5.1.3 Energy Awareness
- 5.1.4 Energy Conservation Measures
- 5.1.5 Performance Contracting
- 5.1.6 Aiming for “Deep Conservation”
- 5.1.7 Key Role of Facilities Management in Energy Conservation
- 5.1.8 Evaluating Energy Conservation Projects
- 5.1.9 Avoid the Short Payback Trap
- 5.1.10 Revolving Funds
- 5.2 Appropriate Heating or Power Plant Fuel Choices
- 5.3 Install Renewable Energy Technologies on Campus
- 5.4 Buy Green Power
- 5.5 Maximize Space Utilization to Minimize or Avoid New Construction
- 5.6 Design and Construct Only the Greenest, Most Energy Efficient New Buildings
- 5.7 Transportation Solutions
- 5.8 Other GHG Mitigation Strategies
- 5.9 Carbon Offsets
6. Project Evaluation and Ranking
- 6.1 Calculating Project GHG Emissions Reductions
- 6.2 Decision-Making Criteria
- 6.3 Carbon Reduction Efficacy
7. Setting Emissions Targets and Measuring Progress
- 7.1 GHG Emissions Reduction Goals
- 7.2 Using Forecasting and Backcasting Methods to Develop Scenarios
- 7.3 Finalizing Your GHG Emissions Reduction Proposal
- 7.4 Additional CAP Components and Tools
8. Financing Campus Climate Action
9. Structuring Your Plan and Getting It Approved
10. Implementing Your Campus Climate Action Plan
- 10.1 Increasing the Chances of Implementation
- 10.2 Hold an Annual Climate Summit
- 10.3 CAP Flexibility and Revisions
- 10.4 What if Your President Leaves?
12. Campus Climate Action Planning Resources
Moderator:
Niles Barnes 
