Mount Auburn ’ s Climate Action and Sustainability Plan is divided into five parts to make it easier to single out certain topics , chapters or stories . The intent allowing that Parts I , II , III and IV could each be stand-alone documents .
Part I : Introduction to the Climate Action and Sustainability Plan
Part II : Climate Action Plan
Part III : Summary of Strategies and Goals for Reaching Carbon Neutrality
Part IV : Sustainability Narratives
Part V : Appendix
Defines Mount Auburn ’ s Climate Action and Sustainability Plan and how it ties into Mount Auburn ’ s Strategic Bridge Plan . It provides an overview of what the future climate could feel like at Mount Auburn and why a plan is important .
Identifies Mount Auburn ’ s Carbon Footprint . Defines the farreaching targets for reducing greenhouse gas ( GHG ) emissions . Demonstrates the trends that twelve ( 12 ) years ’ worth of data may predict and identifies the strategies for reaching net-zero GHG emissions by the year 2050 . Outlines the goals and action items to reach targets .
As a separate pull-out , this part comprises a listing of goals that will bring Mount Auburn to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 . ( The goals are also listed with each category of GHG emissions in Part II : Climate Action Plan ).
Mount Auburn has so many great sustainability stories to tell . This section includes short stories about resiliency in the landscape and the value of our diverse plant collections , carbon storage and sequestration of Mount Auburn ’ s trees , alternatives to turf , efforts to improve the wildlife habitat value of the landscape , and our education and outreach programs , just to name a few .
For those who want to take a deeper dive , the appendices include details on GHG emissions and reports by the numbers , a look back over the past 15 years of the analyses of plant collections , sample of the annual weather and water use data , list of vehicles and equipment as of FY2021 , and GHG accounting principles .
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