Climate Action Planning Guidance

Now that Tulane has almost completed its greenhouse gas emissions inventory, it’s time to start planning for climate neutrality. While that is a daunting task, more than 600 other schools face the same challenge as signatories of the Climate Commitment. In a recent article in Facilities Manager Magazine, retired University of Buffalo energy manager Walter Simpson makes the case that climate neutrality is achievable. While not all of Walter’s advice applies to Tulane equally (we don’t get much electricity from coal, for example), it is still a great guide for anyone interested in the basic process of climate action planning.

Check out the article, and if you want to delve further, check out the Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Climate Action Planning Guide Wiki. More importantly, leave your ideas and questions in the comments here or email them to the committee.