Specifications

University*of*Washington*Climate*Action*Plan*

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Proposed&Actions:&Improve!UW!green!marketing!and!branding!efforts.!!!

6.1.9 Strategy:)Pursue*Short*and*Long‐Term*Legislative*Opportunities*

Since!GHG!mitigation!is!a!growing!national!and!state!priority,!government!fund‐

ing!of!energy!efficiency,!alternative!energy!and!other!GHG‐reducing!programs!is!

expected!to!grow.!!Improved!internal!coordination!and! presentation!of!UW!as!an!

exemplary!leader!among!state!agencies!could!result!in!increased!University!suc‐

cess! in! securing! funding! from!the! state.! !A! long‐term! legislative! plan! will! allow!

the!University!to!take!a!more!proactive!role! in!the!relationship!we!have!with!the!

federal!and!state!government!on!this!issue.!!A!key!legislative!goal!of!the!UW!is!

gaining! more! flexibility! from! the! state! to! shift! funds! from! building! operations!

budgets! to! capital! budgets;! the! ability! to! increase! project! capital! budg‐

ets!through! energy! savings! in! operations!is! an! important! tool! in! achieving! Cli‐

mate!Action!Plan!goals.!

Proposed& Actions:& Discuss! and! identify! state! and! federal! legislative! opportuni‐

ties.!!

6.2 Participation&in&GHG&Markets&&

6.2.1 Strategy:)A*Cap‐and‐Trade*Plan*for*UW*

The!cap‐and‐trade!mechanism!developed!for!international,!national!and!regional!

GHG!reduction!regimes!could!be!deployed!at!a!small!scale!within!the!University.!!

A!cap‐and‐trade!system!for!an!academic!institution!like!the!UW:!

• Is!innovative!and!cutting‐edge;!

• Allows!the!UW!community!to!find!the!lowest‐cost!mitigation!pathway!in!an!

organic!way!over!time;!

• Ensures!direct!involvement!by!all!students,!staff!and!faculty;!

• Is!itself!an!academically!interesting!project,!with!especially!relevant!angles!

for!the!Evans!School!and!the!Foster!School!of!Business!and!the!Economics!

department;!

• Responds!automatically!to!future!GHG!legislation!at!the!federal!and!state!

levels!through!reduced!allowance!pricing;!and!

STATE FUNDS

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legisla!ve

opportuni!es

EMISSION REDUCTION

PROJECT

carbon markets