Provost invites participation in Climate Action Plan
Provost Mary Ellen Mazey is inviting all faculty, staff and students to participate in the Office of Sustainability Climate Action Plan. The Office of Sustainability is beginning its work for the Auburn Climate Action Plan -- the process of developing specific approaches to address the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment, which Auburn President Jay Gogue signed in fall 2008. By joining this national project, he committed Auburn University to significantly reducing its carbon footprint. The campus community will decide how to do it and what a reasonable target goal and date will be for Auburn. Some universities have set 2012 as a target, others 2050; and they have set different target goals. The Climate Action Plan, or CAP, will be a campus-wide, inclusive process similar to the strategic planning process that occurred in 2007. While the entire campus will be invited to provide input and comment, Auburn University is committed to providing opportunities for direct involvement in the plan for interested members of the campus community. The Office of Sustainability is now establishing working groups to make recommendations in particular areas: energy, information technology, purchasing, transportation, buildings, grounds, food and dining, recycling and waste reduction, campus and community engagement, and student life. The working groups will have 10-15 members representing the campus community. Each working group will have a chair who will serve on the CAP task force that will summarize the working group recommendations in a final report to President Gogue and the Board of Trustees. Provost Mazey hopes you will view participation in these groups as an opportunity to contribute to Auburn's long-range future in a meaningful way. Please direct any comments and questions on the Climate Action Plan to the Office of Sustainability at 844-7777 or sustain@auburn.edu.
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