{"id":15648,"date":"2020-04-30T09:00:41","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T15:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/?p=15648"},"modified":"2020-04-29T15:49:17","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T21:49:17","slug":"goal-achieved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/2020\/04\/goal-achieved\/","title":{"rendered":"Goal Achieved"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>CC Hits 2020 Carbon Neutrality Target<\/h3>\n<p>Colorado College has achieved carbon neutrality, a goal it set in 2009 when it committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2020. After a decade of work, the ambitious target has been met \u2014 even as the college increased its building footprint by more than 10% during that time. CC is only the eighth institution of higher education in North America, and the first in the Rocky Mountain region, to achieve this goal.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Colorado College is Carbon Neutral!\" width=\"651\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/feZhIJRmZcs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis achievement is a shared effort; the result of the hard work, commitment, and resourcefulness of the entire Colorado College community,\u201d says President Jill Tiefenthaler. \u201cWe thank all those who helped make this happen: former President Dick Celeste, the Board of Trustees, the students and young alumni who have worked on these initiatives, and CC\u2019s faculty and staff, particularly those on the Sustainability Council, whose work and leadership has been invaluable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Colorado College stands out among other schools that have reached carbon neutrality in an important way \u2014 it has made the greatest emission reductions on campus while buying the fewest offsets than any other U.S. campus.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15533\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/files\/2020\/04\/Goal-Achieved_BUL-SPR20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15533\" data-attachment-id=\"15533\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/2020\/04\/goal-achieved\/carbon-neutrality-celebration\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/files\/2020\/04\/Goal-Achieved_BUL-SPR20.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1034\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Jennifer Coombes&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Office of Sustainability Director Ian Johnson delivers the toast and clinks glasses with David Amster-Olszewski at the celebration for reaching the college\\u2019s carbon neutrality goal.  To celebrate Colorado College\\u2019s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2020, President Jill Tiefenthaler, Provost Alan Townsend, CC alum and CEO of SunShare Community Solar David Amster-Olszewski and Director of the Office of Sustainability Ian Johnson addressed an audience on current and future goals for CC at Celeste Theater where a reception and celebration where hosted.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1579859202&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;8000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Carbon Neutrality Celebration&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Carbon Neutrality Celebration\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Office of Sustainability Director Ian Johnson delivers the toast and clinks glasses with David Amster-Olszewski at the celebration for reaching the college\u2019s carbon neutrality goal.  To celebrate Colorado College\u2019s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2020, President Jill Tiefenthaler, Provost Alan Townsend, CC alum and CEO of SunShare Community Solar David Amster-Olszewski and Director of the Office of Sustainability Ian Johnson addressed an audience on current and future goals for CC at Celeste Theater where a reception and celebration where hosted.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/files\/2020\/04\/Goal-Achieved_BUL-SPR20-300x194.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/files\/2020\/04\/Goal-Achieved_BUL-SPR20-1024x662.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-15533 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/files\/2020\/04\/Goal-Achieved_BUL-SPR20-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/files\/2020\/04\/Goal-Achieved_BUL-SPR20-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/files\/2020\/04\/Goal-Achieved_BUL-SPR20-768x496.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/files\/2020\/04\/Goal-Achieved_BUL-SPR20-1024x662.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/files\/2020\/04\/Goal-Achieved_BUL-SPR20-651x421.jpg 651w, https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/files\/2020\/04\/Goal-Achieved_BUL-SPR20-994x642.jpg 994w, https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/files\/2020\/04\/Goal-Achieved_BUL-SPR20-292x189.jpg 292w, https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/files\/2020\/04\/Goal-Achieved_BUL-SPR20.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left: <strong>David Amster-Olszewski &#8217;09<\/strong>, founder and CEO of SunShare, toasts with Office of Sustainability Director Ian Johnson at the celebration for reaching the college&#8217;s carbon neutrality goal. <em>Photo by Jennifer Coombes<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis means we\u2019ve done the difficult work of reducing our on-campus emissions first, rather than what some see as \u2018buying our way\u2019 to neutrality through offsets,\u201d says CC Director of Sustainability Ian Johnson. Colorado College has done this in a replicable and scalable way, meaning nearly any other institution could apply the strategies used by CC to achieve its goal of carbon neutrality.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado College embarked on its journey to carbon neutrality in 2009, when then-president Richard F. Celeste signed the American College and University Presidents\u2019 Climate Commitment, now known as the Second Nature Carbon Commitment. Celeste chose not to sign in 2007, preferring first to have more information in hand, including the college\u2019s carbon footprint and the efforts necessary for it to reach carbon neutrality, including reducing the college\u2019s emissions of greenhouse gases, cutting energy use, using more renewable energy, and emphasizing the importance of sustainable energy sources.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"651\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:281,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\\\/bulletin\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/goal-achieved\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:105396820}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 651px; height: 302px;\" data-original-width=\"651\" data-original-height=\"302\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-4\" style=\"width: 149px; height: 302px;\" data-original-width=\"149\" data-original-height=\"302\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/files\/2020\/04\/CC-BUL-SPR20_sustainablity-graphics9.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"145\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"72\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"15921\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/files\/2020\/04\/CC-BUL-SPR20_sustainablity-graphics9.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2750,1358\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CC-BUL-SPR20_sustainablity-graphics9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/files\/2020\/04\/CC-BUL-SPR20_sustainablity-graphics9-300x148.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/files\/2020\/04\/CC-BUL-SPR20_sustainablity-graphics9-1024x506.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/files\/2020\/04\/CC-BUL-SPR20_sustainablity-graphics9.jpg?w=145&#038;h=72&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/files\/2020\/04\/CC-BUL-SPR20_sustainablity-graphics9.jpg 2750w, https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/files\/2020\/04\/CC-BUL-SPR20_sustainablity-graphics9-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/files\/2020\/04\/CC-BUL-SPR20_sustainablity-graphics9-768x379.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/files\/2020\/04\/CC-BUL-SPR20_sustainablity-graphics9-1024x506.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/files\/2020\/04\/CC-BUL-SPR20_sustainablity-graphics9-651x321.jpg 651w, https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/files\/2020\/04\/CC-BUL-SPR20_sustainablity-graphics9-994x491.jpg 994w, https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/files\/2020\/04\/CC-BUL-SPR20_sustainablity-graphics9-292x144.jpg 292w\" width=\"145\" height=\"72\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"145\" data-original-height=\"72\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"CC-BUL-SPR20_sustainablity-graphics9\" alt=\"CC-BUL-SPR20_sustainablity-graphics9\" style=\"width: 145px; 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height: 147px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>Since the college\u2019s baseline year in 2008, CC has reduced on-campus emissions by 75%. Colorado College achieved neutrality through a variety of initiatives, including efficiency upgrades, building renovations, campus engagement, on-site renewable energy and local renewable energy purchases, reducing its carbon footprint even as its physical footprint expanded by 10% with the alliance with the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center in 2017. Between the Fine Arts Center and the Bemis School of Art, CC added more than 142,000 square feet to its building footprint.<\/p>\n<p>Because climate change is linked to and influenced by many different factors \u2014 from environmental racism to human health and income inequality, clean water, food production and access, and more \u2014 achieving carbon neutrality impacts far more than just the college\u2019s operations, says Johnson. The college is undertaking many new initiatives, including adding more sustainability courses and finding new ways to make the college more accessible to students from diverse geographic, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds, increase students\u2019 literacy and understanding across majors, and strengthen the institutions that build the resilient society that will be needed to adapt to impacts from climate change.<\/p>\n<p>To account for remaining emissions, which include difficult-to-avoid emissions such as college-related air travel, study abroad, commuting, and wastewater, Colorado College is investing in carbon offsets \u2014 innovative projects that reduce or eliminate greenhouse gas emissions elsewhere. Specifically, CC has invested in a methane destruction project at the Larimer County landfill in Northern Colorado. This project prevents methane (CH4), a very potent greenhouse gas, from entering the atmosphere, and instead uses the CH4 to generate electricity directly to the Larimer County community.<\/p>\n<p>Although CC has met its carbon neutrality goal, that does not mean the work is finished. President Tiefenthaler and the Board of Trustees have put together a Climate Change Task Force, led by Provost Alan Townsend, to take on a \u201cWhat\u2019s Next\u201d project looking at operations, leadership beyond CC, academics and the co-curricular, and the endowment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAddressing climate change will take strong, consistent work from institutions of every kind. CC has shown that significant progress in the climate impact of operations is possible in a relatively short period of time, and we are committed to showing that can be done in other sectors as well,\u201d says Townsend.<\/p>\n<p>More information about Colorado College\u2019s progress is available at\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradocollege.edu\/offices\/sustainability\/carbonneutral2020\/\">coloradocollege.edu\/carbonneutral2020<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colorado College has achieved carbon neutrality, a goal it set in 2009 when it committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2020. 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