VCN COMMENTS ON THE PCCN Interim REPORT - Fall 2020

On December 17, the President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality delivered their draft report.

Key gaps in the report are shown below along with links to VCN webinars with expert panels to address the gaps: 

●      Gap:  public private partnerships much be considered to fund U-M’s CN Plan; here is a link to a VCN webinar addressing this issue

●      Gap:  environmental/climate justice must be interwoven throughout the report; here is a link to a VCN webinar addressing this issue

●      Gap:  U-M must learn from peer universities succeeding with their CN plans; here is a link to a VCN webinar addressing this issue

Here are additional gaps and VCN recommendations on what the report must include. You may wish to address some of these in your feedback:

●      A greater sense of urgency for U-M to meet IPCC 2030 goals must be reflected;

●      Re-evaluation of growth and rapid implementation of new building standards must be added;

●      Scope 3 goals must be set within the next year including initial metrics to track progress; 

●      CN measures for Michigan Medicine must be added, particularly regarding the new hospital and CN leadership and culture;

●      Critical role of community collaboration and partnering must be strengthened;

●      More authority for a high level U-M executive resourced to lead implementation of CN report; and 
●      VCN’s full letter to the PCCN can be read here