On Monday, University of
Michigan President Mark
Schlissel
announced
the
creation of the President’s
Commission
on
Carbon
Neutrality. It will provide
recommendations
and
strategies
on
achieving
carbon
neutrality
and
work
with
members
of
all three campuses. The
group
is
composed
of
faculty,
students
and
administrators, as well as
local partnerships.
According
to
the
mission
statement,
the
commission’s
objectives
are
to
interpret
the
University’s
parameters
regarding
carbon
neutrality
and
create
a
timeline
for
reaching
the
environmentally
sustainable
and
community-inclusive goal.
Avenues
the
initiative
will cover include energy
sourcing, policy change and
technology
development,
among other topics.
The
co-chairs
of
the
commission are Jennifer
Haverkamp,
director
of
the Graham Sustainability
Institute,
and
Stephen
Forrest,
professor
of
electrical engineering and
computer
science.
There
are
also
two
spots
for
students, which yet to be
filled.
The
Climate
Action
Movement,
a
group
composed
of
students,
alumni,
faculty
and
residents, has been active
on campus in pressing the
importance
of
achieving
carbon
neutrality.
Engineering junior Logan
Vear,
president
of
the
Climate Action Movement,
said
while
the
group
is
glad
the
University
is
attempting
to
reach
sustainability,
they
are
concerned the commission
is too similar to past
efforts, which failed.
“We’re happy U of M
is starting the process
to catch up to our peers
on climate action,” Vear
said. “However, we’re
disappointed that there
is little indication that
this won’t just be a
repeat of the President’s
failed Greenhouse Gas
Reduction
Committee
four
years
ago,
particularly given some
of the new commission
members were on this
past committee.”
Additionally,
Vear
pointed out how some
of the members of the
commission
may
have
conflicting interests.
“It
is
also
highly
disappointing that DTE
and Consumers Energy
were
given
spots
on
the
commission
itself
instead
of
potentially
in an advisory panel,
given their history of
fighting
against
climate
policy, their advocating for
natural gas expansion and
particularly
their
direct
conflict of interest being
financially dependent upon
U of M,” Vear said.
Four
advisory
panels
will
be
implemented
through the commission.
They include the Student
Advisory
Panel,
Faculty
Expert Panel, University
Advisory Panel and the
External Advisory Panel.
The
Student
Advisory
Panel will act as a platform
for
students
to
present
ideas
and
engage
with
the
commission.
Faculty
members and other experts
will be selected to form the
Faculty Expert Advisory
panel
to
advise
the
commission on solutions for
carbon neutrality. A third
panel including members of
U-M Flint, U-M Dearborn
and
other
University
units will make up the
University Advisory Panel,
and the External Advisory
Panel will be comprised
of knowledgeable sources
outside of the University.
Schlissel
told
The
Daily in an interview in
January he believes carbon
emissions are a profound
societal
problem
and
the University is in good
standing to find a solution.
“I’m confident we can get
to our 25-percent decrease
in greenhouse gas emission
goal even early, but that’s
not enough, and we literally
do have to figure out how to
approach 100 percent, how
to approach a sustainable
level of carbon cycling in
the environment,” Schlissel
said.
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