History

Inaugural committee members:

Chair

  • Thomas A. Morrison, vice president for capital planning and facilities

Faculty

  • Siân Mooney, professor and dean of the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
  • James Farmer, associate professor in the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IU Bloomington, director of the IU Food Institute and co-director of IU Campus Farm
  • Erin Argyilan, professor in the Department of Geosciences at IU Northwest
  • Alisa Clapp-Itnyre, professor of English at IU East
  • Todd Grote, associate professor of geoscience at IU Southeast
  • Broxton Bird, associate professor of earth sciences at IU Indianapolis
  • Pierre-André Jacinthe, professor of earth sciences and director of the Center for Earth and Environmental Sciences at IU Indianapolis
  • Sarah Mincey, clinical associate professor in the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IU Bloomington, director of the Integrated Program on the Environment and managing director of the Environmental Resilience Institute
  • Gabriel Filippelli, professor in the School of Science at IU Indianapolis and executive director of the Environmental Resilience Institute

Students

  • Hope Stone, IU Northwest
  • Aspen Grieshaber, IU Indianapolis
  • Rayden Sia, IU Indianapolis
  • Alana Maria Davicino, IU Bloomington

Staff

  • Kevin Elmore, executive director of facilities and operations at IU Northwest
  • Camy Broeker, vice chancellor for business and finance at IU Indianapolis
  • Brad Boswell, government and regulatory affairs attorney
  • Jessica Davis, interim university director of sustainability; IU Indianapolis Director of Sustainability

Committee Charge

The Climate Action Planning Committee was charged with developing comprehensive recommendations to identify short- and long-term opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions directly from IU’s various campuses and units.

Recognizing the importance of creating a fair and just plan, the Climate Action Planning Committee adopted a set of values that would guide their exploration, which included:

  • Evidence-based and rigorous: Complete, comprehensive, and scientifically sound
  • Action-oriented: Immediate implementation where possible
  • Financially responsible: Financial resources required
  • Resourceful and efficient: Funding sources and savings identified
  • Inclusive and just: Broad input from students, faculty, and staff on all campuses 
  • Accountable: Benchmarks, dashboards, and transparency of process and progress
  • Ambitious and transformative: Carbon neutrality by 2040

The committee submitted its recommendations to the president in April 2023.