1. The Kentucky College & University Carbon Consortium Justin Mog University of Louisville Christian Ryan Western Kentucky University

2. Mountain top removal: Border of Pike County, KY and Buchanon County, VA A new day is dawning over Appalachia

3. Western Coalfields Eastern Coalfields A region which has been at the heart of: Fossil fuel dependence Leading the nation in per capita carbon emissions Rural poverty Health disparity Mountain-top removal …is transitioning to a green future with the help of Kentucky schools.

4. We’ve made significant strides to reduce emissions ►Berea College carbon neutral with efficiency, renewables, & sustainable college forest management. ►University of Louisville reduced carbon emissions 27% since joining ACUPCC. …Yet we recognize that we cannot achieve success in isolation. Guilt-free, solar hot showers at UofL’s new Student Rec Center

5. Schools need each other and we need Kentucky & Appalachia to be strong and vibrant once again. So we’re coming together to support one another & to invest in Appalachia’s small-holder forests through the Kentucky College and University Carbon Consortium (KCUC 2 ). Organized by Midwest Clean Energy Enterprise (MCEE), on behalf of the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED). After soliciting interest amongst Kentucky schools, MCEE selected four to shape a consortium focused on mitigating climate impacts through regional forest management: 1.Berea College 2.Centre College 3.University of Louisville 4.Western Kentucky University

6. Consortium’s Purpose To be an enzyme that catalyzes change statewide Higher-ed focused, but with broader community impact Researching & applying sustainable solutions Forum for sharing best practices & resources Identifying projects that can best be done collaboratively Not just serving sustainability staff Peer mentoring for less advanced schools

7. The Consortium will serve multiple roles. 1.A regularly scheduled gathering of institutional and regional stakeholders for discussion of sustainability challenges and opportunities and sharing best practices. - Rotating host institution = Site visits and tours 2.A climate clearing house for university-organized: Resource & curricular exchanges Campus tours Speakers Carbon offsetting: on-campus projects and purchase of local offsets and services through MACED.

8. Consortium Structure An Executive Visionary Board / Steering Committee Board Members: Berea, Centre, UofL, WKU, MACED, MCEE, KUPEE Want to expand statewide, don’t want to lose the intimacy and relationship-building we’ve already developed. Ideas: Annual state summit, smaller gatherings between? Longer quarterly meetings with 15 minute updates from each school? Site visits valuable, but perhaps we need Skype-in options for those who cannot travel? Stay smaller and simply reach out to others on project-by-project basis?

9. Potential Initiative Carbon Offsetting Portal for Universities Online platform where students, faculty, staff can: - Calculate emissions from common university activities - Offset emissions in a way that can be tracked and regularly reported back to the university. Needs to be easy & convenient for both the users of the platform and the staff who need to track offsets. Collaboration with a respected, locally-based organization like MACED helps keep offset dollars in the region and supporting the needs of Appalachia. Possibility for offset funds to be captured for on-campus projects?

11. University DormEvents Publications Buildings School: (select your institution) Department/Unit: (if applicable)

12. Results / Check Out Summarize impact of offsets with infographics (equivalencies such as acres of forests protected; cars removed from road; etc.) Optional Field: University departmental account code to which charges should be invoiced. Quarterly reports sent to University contact itemizing departmental offsets. Graphs showing relative offsets in past year from other schools or departments within your school.

13. What questions or ideas do you have for us?! Coal storage along Big Sandy River, Boyd County.