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Climate Action Plan

Climate Action Planning at 草莓社区

Loyola is currently in the process of developing its next Climate Action Plan. Loyola committed to work on climate change in 2012 by signing onto Second Nature’s. This committed Loyola to taking specific actions on climate change across the curriculum and operations of the university, annual greenhouse gas emissions inventories, and developing a climate action plan to neutrality.

Climate Action Plan 1.0

A Just Future; A Climate Action Plan for 草莓社区 was developed in 2014 and adopted in 2015, during a celebration of Pope Francis’ seminal Encyclical on Ecology Laudato si’. These are resources that provide a background for that process as well as many of the implementation challenges and accomplishments. Please note, most of these documents are only available to those with an @luc.edu email and you must login to access these. If you are not a member of the Loyola community but would like to review one of these resources, please contact the Office of Sustainability and we would be glad to discuss your request.

Case-studies on specific CAP 1.0 projects:

  • Double Black Diamond Solar Farm ( and project summary)
  • Tradewater Carbon Credit Procurement ( and project summary)
  • – 2019 student project to consider RNG (PDF)
  • On-campus (PDF)
  • – 2016 student project to consider campus PV (PDF)
  • – 2014 student project to consider solar thermal on LUC residence halls (PDF)
  • – Summary of assorted class projects on Lake Shore and Retreat and Ecology Campus soil and vegetation sequestration (PDF)
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  • summary – Engineering study to consider net-zero strategy for Loyola’s Retreat and Ecology Campus (PDF)
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Climate Action Plan 2.0

As Loyola is creating our next Climate Action Plan we are reviewing the progress that has been made and areas for improvement and increased ambition. The following resources provide background on this process and specific areas of deeper study.

  • Background on Climate Action Plan 2.0 PDF , and - password: &wa10!RK 
  • Presentation to Community Members with Department of Neighborhood Initiatives ()

 

White Papers on specific areas of importance (not all of these are available for viewing yet but will be shared asap)

  • Resetting LUC’s baseline and future forecast ()
  • Values-aligned climate commitment (working document TBD)
  • Academic-aligned climate action (working document TBD)
  • Scope 1 & 2 – Decarbonization Plan (working document TBD)
  • Scope 1 & 3, Category 6 – Ground Transportation ()
  • Scope 3, Category 1 – Purchased Goods & Services (working document TBD)
  • Scope 3, Category 2 – Capital Goods / Embodied Carbon ()
  • Scope 3, Category 3 – Fuel and Energy Related Activities including T&D losses (working document TBD)
  • Scope 3, Category 5 – Waste Generated in Operations (working document TBD)
  • Scope 3, Category 6 – Air Travel including study abroad and other student travel (working document TBD)
  • Scope 3, Category 13 – Leased Properties / Lakeside Management ()
  • Scope 3, Category 15 – Investments / LUC Endowment ()

Help us shape Loyola’s next Climate Action Plan

As Loyola’s Sustainability Committee we oversee the implementation of Loyola’s Climate Action Plan and do our best to reflect the many stakeholders across our campuses, schools, and community. However, we need on what climate action should look like from your perspective. Please take a few minutes to complete this on areas Loyola should prioritize. A brief background - (password: &wa10!RK) is available and may be helpful context before completing the survey but is optional.

If you would like to host a discussion on Loyola’s Climate Action Planning process we are actively seeking opportunities to learn from our community, please email the Office of Sustainability at sustainability@luc.edu.

For more information on Loyola’s sustainability efforts, visit LUC.edu/sustainloyola.