Mining Our Collective Experience:A New Tool for Illuminating and Prioritizing

High-Impact, Cost-Effective Carbon Reduction Strategies

By Clint BashamClean Air – Cool Planet 2012 Climate Fellow

Carbon Reduction Strategies

Why reduce carbon?And

Why have a strategy to do so?

Humans+

Fossil Fuels

GreenhouseGases

Rising Global Temperatures

Climate Impacts

Climate Impacts

• Declining late-season snowpack• Northward-shifted winter storm tracks• Increasing precipitation intensity• Worst drought since measurements began• Steep declines in Colorado River reservoir storage• Widespread vegetation mortality• Sharp increases in the frequency of large wildfires• Globally

– sea level rise, ocean acidification, loss of biodiversity and cultural diversity, climate refugees

Where do we start?

• Greenhouse Gas Inventories– Can’t Manage what you don’t Measure– Direct and Indirect Carbon Emissions– What is your largest sources emissions?– What low hanging fruit can be picked?– Essential Step in developing your CAP

Climate Action Plans

• How do we achieve Carbon Neutrality?• What Carbon Reduction Strategies should take

priority?• What size and how many projects should be

part of the portfolio?• How are the projects financed?• What is the return on investment?

• Climate Leadership– Institutes of Higher Education take the lead–ACUPCC• 660 Signatories• 1608 GHG inventories• 476 Climate Action Plans

What Is yourcarbon footprint?

What is the Future of your carbon footprint?

How to Reduce yourcarbon footprint?

Projections Module Solutions ModuleInventory Module

NOW ONLINE! Online Soon!

Transition RepresentsSignificant Opportunity

• Increased Usability• More Users Equals More

CAPs Online• Searchable Database

• Comprehensive Look At Sustainability

What Is yourcarbon footprint?

What is the Future of your carbon footprint?

How to Reduce yourcarbon footprint?

Projections Module Solutions ModuleInventory Module

All SolutionsAll Sources

One Location!

Solutions Module Web-Based CCC extensive user increase

o Climate Action Planning simplified Collective Experience

o Carbon Reduction Strategies / Sustainability Projectso Increasing Quantity o Increasing Diversity

Solutions Module

Solutions Module

Solutions Module

• Power and Potential The Project Library– Rooted in the Web-Based Campus Carbon

Calculator– Ability to efficiently and effectively develop your

climate action plan– Collaboration and Innovation

PLAY VIDEO52 Seconds

TOMORROW POST CONFERENCE WORKSHOPCampus Carbon Calculator Transformed -

A New Era in Campus Carbon Management October 17 (TODAY); 8:00am -12:00pm

LA Convention Center, 503

?