The Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP) is the University of Illinois' strategic sustainability plan for achieving carbon neutrality, or net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, by 2050 if not sooner. iCAP 2020, which I personally contributed to, contains 56 SMART objectives organized into 8 key themes: Energy, Transportation, Land & Water, Zero Waste, Education, Engagement, Resilience, and Implementation.

Bringing together students, faculty, and staff from across campus, I led two project implementation teams (Sustainability Engagement and Zero Waste) where I was able to:

• Design and evaluate climate risk management performance targets and strategies

• Lead campus stakeholder committee to spearhead sustainability and resilience programs

• Initiate projects to eliminate plastic bottles from campus vending machines and implement a sustainability general education requirement

Credits:

Meredith Moore, Sustainability Programs Coordinator