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Climate Action Course Final Report, J Mingle, S Borgeson, T Cheung, A Defilippo, M Fuller, J Kantner, O Khan, K Lindgren, K Payne Mckanna, A Peiffer, R Manning, W Riggs, E Rohilla, J Stanley

William W. Riggs

By committing UC Berkeley to the goal of returning to 1990 levels of greenhouse gas emissions by 2014, Chancellor Robert Birgeneau further cemented UC Berkeley’s reputation for leadership on issues of campus sustainability. Although the goal is laudable and the supporting research was groundbreaking, questions remain about how best to achieve the 2014 goals. In fact, the process of goal setting itself has revealed many of these questions. There are several possible approaches, each with its own costs, benefits, and risk profile. For example, some ideas and opportunities for projects have benefits for the campus and environment that extend well …