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CSUCI SUSTAINABILITY�WORKING GROUP

Spring 2022 Meeting 1

February 11, 2022

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TODAY’S AGENDA

Introductions

Group Agreements/Expectations

Update on CAP Work

CSU Sustainability Policy Update

SB 1383- Food Waste Recycling

Other Discussion

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GROUP AGREEMENTS & EXPECTATIONS

  • Keep yourself muted when not speaking to reduce background noise
  • Raise your hand to speak, unmute when it is your turn
  • Turn your video on if you are comfortable
  • This is a working group, some work may be required between meetings

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CLIMATE ACTION PLAN

Spring 2022 Update

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PROGRESS SINCE LAST MEETING

Proposed Goals

Guiding Strategies

Revised Action Lists

Next Steps

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PROPOSED GOALS

Master Goal:

  • Carbon Neutral by 2040 – All Scopes
    • Interim Targets (reductions from 2018-19 baseline):
      • 25% by 2025 = 10,702 MTCO2E
      • 60% by 2030 = 5,708 MTCO2E
      • 85% by 2035 = 2,140 MTCO2E
      • 100% by 2040 = 0 MTCO2E

Supporting Goal:

  • 90% renewable electricity by 2030

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GUIDING STRATEGIES

    • by improving access for pedestrian and transit and incentivizing zero-emission transportation and multiple occupancy vehicle trips

Decarbonize Transportation

    • by improving efficiency and reducing demand

Reduce Energy Use

    • to decrease reliance on fossil fuels and leverage local, renewable energy sources

Electrify Everything

    • to extend availability of renewable energy, increase resilience, and provide renewable backup power

Energy Storage

    • tracking progress and updating strategies to reflect emerging technologies and action results is essential to achieving the final goal of carbon neutrality

Monitor and Adjust

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In Progress

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NEXT STEPS

Bring the plan to the people

Continue work on narrative sections of plan

Student stories of climate change

Final review of action lists

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CAP TIMELINE - EXTENDED

Sep – Nov 2020

Campus outreach & feedback round 1: actions survey

Dec 20 – Feb 21

Review and Incorporate feedback

March 2021

Campus outreach round 2: Climate Action Forum

Apr – Aug 2021

Review and incorporate feedback

Mar 22 – May 22

Direct campus outreach round 3: present to select groups

May – Aug 2022

Integrate feedback, finalize plan, develop accessible design with Communications & Marketing

Aug - Oct 2022

Present final plan for adoption

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CSU SUSTAINABILITY POLICY UPDATE

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CALIFORNIA’S SHORT-LIVED CLIMATE POLLUTANT REDUCTION STRATEGY

  • Goals of the Bill:
    • Reduce organic waste disposal 50% by 2020 and 75% by 2025.
    • Rescue for people to eat at least 20% of currently disposed surplus food by 2025.

SB 1383

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CAMPUS IMPACTS/PLANS

  • Educational signage on bins
  • Universal color-coding
  • Food waste collection
  • Edible food recovery

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CLIMATE CORPS