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Iowa City Community School District Climate Action Plan Eric Giddens, CEEE Energy Education & Outreach Coordinator Rebecca Aberle, UNI Public Administration Student Intern Key ingredients in our program International Council for Local


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Iowa City Community School District Climate Action Plan

Eric Giddens, CEEE Energy Education & Outreach Coordinator Rebecca Aberle, UNI Public Administration Student Intern

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Key ingredients in our program

  • International Council for Local Environmental

Initiatives (ICLEI) Regional Affiliate Membership

  • ClearPath: http://icleiusa.org/clearpath/
  • UNI Conservation Corps
  • Student Fellowships & Internships
  • Class Projects
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Climate Action Planning Process

  • Develop GHG Emissions Inventory for school district’s operations
  • Building & facilities energy use
  • Transportation fuel use (buses & gasoline powered vehicles)
  • Water use (& wastewater generation)
  • Solid waste generation
  • “Business-as-usual” Forecast
  • Planning
  • Set a reduction goal. Iowa City has adopted the following IPCC goals:
  • 45% below 2010 by 2030
  • 100% below 2010 by 2050
  • Model “reduction strategies” that will reduce emissions.
  • Monitoring – Future GHG inventories to measure progress
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Resources

  • US DOE Advanced Energy Retrofit Guide, Practical Ways to Improve Energy

Performance – K-12 Schools: https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy14osti/60913.pdf

  • US EPA Energy Efficiency Programs in K-12 Schools, A Guide to Developing

and Implementing Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-08/documents/k- 12_guide.pdf

  • Green Iowa AmeriCorps Sustainable Schools Members could review these

resources and help the district with EE project planning & implementation

– Examples of potential EE/energy conservation projects: LED lighting, occupancy sensors, Energy Star computers & appliances, building envelope upgrades, advanced thermostat programming, smart power strips, natural lighting, adjustment to seasonal temperature variation

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Questions?

Contact: Eric Giddens UNI Center for Energy & Environmental Education (319) 273-7499 eric.giddens@uni.edu