The Indiana University Climate Action Planning Committee has been meeting during the summer of 2022 to learn about several topics and also research plans and initiatives implemented at other colleges and universities. Areas of study have included:
- Greenhouse gases (GHG)
- Utilities usage data
- Utility provider goals and incentives; clean energy reporting
- Renewable energy
- Space utilization
- Retro commissioning and combined heat & power
- Transportation
- Woodland campus
- Diversity, equity and inclusion; environmental and climate justice
- Federal policy and climate legislation
- Finance and budget
- Philanthropy
- Reviews of individual IU campuses and current initiatives
- Reviews of plans and initiatives from other colleges and universities
A series of on-campus forums are being planned for fall semester 2022 to receive input and ideas from students, faculty and staff on each IU campus. Dates and locations are being solidified and will be shared with each campus.