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ACUPCC Reporting Requirements

 
 
 
 

As set out in the Commitment, ACUPCC signatory institutions agree to make their climate action plan, inventory, and progress reports publicly available by providing them AASHE for posting and dissemination.

Reporting Timelines

Reporting due dates are determined based on each signatory's implementation start date. The implementation start date for all Charter Signatories (those that signed the ACUPCC prior to September 15, 2007) is September 15, 2007. The implementation start date for institutions that signed the ACUPCC after September 15,2007 will be on the next of three possible implementation start dates throughout the year: January 15, May 15, and September 15.

Specifically:

  • Within 2 months of their Implementation start date, signatories are committed to submitting information on the institutional structure for developing their climate action plans, including designating the institutional liaison and the two tangible actions that will be implemented before the end of year 2;

  • Within 1 year, signatories are committed to reporting the results of their GHG emissions inventories;

  • Within 2 years, signatories are committed to submitting their climate action plans;

  • Within 3 years and at least every other year thereafter (years 5, 7, 9 etc.), signatories are committed to updating their GHG emissions inventories;

  • Within 4 years and at least every other year thereafter (years 6, 8, 10 etc.), signatories are committed to submitting narrative reports describing progress in implementing their climate action plans.

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Further guidance about each of these elements of the Commitment and implementation start dates can be found in the ACUPCC Implementation Guide (pdf).

Reporting Process

All reporting materials can be submitted to AASHE through its online reporting tool. If you have any questions about the reporting process, please contact Niles Barnes, AASHE's Projects Coordinator, at niles@aashe.org.

 
     
     
  ACUPCC Resources  
 

The Commitment (PDF)
The American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment document (2 pages)

A Call for Climate Leadership (PDF)
A more in depth discussion, including the background of the initiative, a roadmap to climate neutrality, and illustrative examples of existing, successful actions from campuses around the country (16 pages)

Implementation Guide (PDF)
The 'handbook' of the ACUPCC, providing more detail on the specific obligations in the Commitment, explaining technical issues related to implementation, and outlining key policies

ACUPCC Online Reporting Tool
An online tool hosted by AASHE for submitting reports and viewing reports from other signatories.  Implementation Liaisons should receive login information for the reporting tool. If you have not, please contact niles@aashe.org.

ACUPCC GHG Inventory Brief (PDF)
Brief summary of common GHG inventory tools and resources, discussing the merits and drawbacks of each in the campus context.

 
     
     
 
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