UC Pursues Sustainable Transportation Initiatives
Acting on the recommendation of the Regents' Committee on Grounds and Buildings, the board authorized UC President Robert C. Dynes to develop the guidelines, building on the University's existing efforts to promote "green building" design and clean energy standards.
Under the guidelines, the University of California will, among other things: • Establish benchmarks for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. • Evaluate economic and environmental costs of petroleum and other transportation fuels with the goal of establishing a least-cost economic and environmental strategy for campus fleets. • Work with regulatory agencies to speed development and implementation of programs and technologies that support goals of sustainable transportation, such as increasing use of bio-diesel and other alternative fuel sources. • Set goals for increasing low- or zero-emission vehicles in UC fleets. • Pursue affiliate membership with the California Climate Action Registry. Two UC campuses, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara, are already full members. • Establish protocols for collecting and interpreting benchmarking data needed to track UC's progress in advancing sustainable transportation practices. |