Campus Sustainability Plan
The 2009 Campus Sustainability Plan defines a vision of long term sustainability and describes steps being taken to achieve the vision. The Plan will guide future work on campus and establish a structure to identify and achieve continuous improvement.
2009 Campus Sustainability Plan
| Energy & Climate | By 2014, reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels.(CalCAP) Achieve climate neutrality as soon as possible. (CalCAP, UCOP) |
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| Water | By 2011 or earlier, set a water reduction goal and analyze and approve feasible water reduction, reuse, and/or recycling projects. |
| Built Environment | Design future projects to minimize energy and water consumption and wastewater production; incorporate sustainable design principles into capital investment decisions; base capital investment decisions on life cycle cost, including the cost of known future expenditures. (LRDP) |
| Waste | Achieve a 75% diversion rate by June 2012 and zero waste by 2020. (UCOP) |
| Purchasing | By 2011, develop a green purchasing policy. |
| Transportation | By 2014, reduce fuel use by commuters and campus fleet to 25% below 1990 levels. |
| Food & Dining | By 2020, increase sustainable food purchases by campus foodservice providers to at least 20%. (UCOP) |
| Land Use | Plan every new project to serve as a model of resource conservation and environmental stewardship. (LRDP) |