Friday, March 5, 2010

Do it in the dark: Part II

By Liz Bloomhardt
Published Online March 5, 2010


The Duke Climate Action Plan sets out ambitions goals for future energy reductions. Using a wedge based approach to classify opportunities, the Energy Sub Committee of the University Campus Sustainability Committee, or CSC, has identified significant emissions reductions on campus over a projected 40-year time horizon.

The largest wedge in the energy analysis pie estimates Duke Energy will be responsible for 60% of emissions reductions in 2050, 40 years out. Tavey Capps, Duke’s sustainability coordinator, told me in an email that the CAP assumes these reductions based on information provided by Duke Energy, a publically traded company.

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