Sustainability Planning
Introduction
PSPM is responsible for coordinating sustainability initiatives on the campus by facilitating and participating in planning, coordinating implementation, tracking, assessing, and reporting progress. Guided by the Climate Commitment Action Plan 2024 (CCAP 2024), PSPM works to achieve the UIC Climate Commitments in order to become a carbon neutral, zero waste, net zero water and biodiverse campus.
PSPM also provides support to the Chancellor’s Committee on Sustainability and Energy (CCSE).
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Climate Commitment Action Plan 2024
For more than 15 years, the university has addressed climate action within its classrooms, healthcare facilities, labs and housing, as well as on campus grounds and through university transportation and recreation programs. During this time, UIC has worked to integrate and implement sustainable practices into its daily operations and activities.
The Climate Commitment Action Plan 2024 (CCAP 2024) is the University of Illinois Chicago’s roadmap to achieving a just climate future for its campus, the city and beyond.
UIC Climate Commitments
UIC’s five Climate Commitments are an update of the goals of the Climate Action Plan and include a resilience commitment and the recommendations of To Green and Beyond.
- Carbon neutral university
- Zero waste university
- Net zero water university
- Biodiverse university
- Transformative scholarship university
Plans and Standards
The Chancellor’s Committee on Sustainability and Energy creates plans that are then put into official standards.
