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Internal stakeholders
Wider community
Make Recommendations
Clarify the purpose of the activity
Reporting Your Data
Just some ideas! Who needs to be involved? Small group of core planners + committees Someone needs to be in charge Reference other CAPs Allow feedback at several points in the
process Utilize Campus Carbon Calculator Solutions
Module
Climate Action Plans
The Million Dollar Question!
Science based
Consider university and regional characteristics
There is no one right answer
How to set a goal or timeline
How do I facilitate conversations about the relative significance of one source of emissions (say study abroad travel) while not discouraging or alienating critical university functions and factions?
Question: How might the global warming potential of different gases factor into our reduction plans?
Considering Global Warming Potential in Climate Action Plans
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Carbon Dioxide
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Short Lived Pollutants
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Short lived pollutants – black carbon, methane, and tropospheric ozone – make melting worse in the Arctic in a variety of ways, science suggests.
By limiting production of these pollutants, especially in Arctic nations, we could have a more immediate impact and “buy time” for the Arctic, whose melting has a potential impact that is profound.
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