2020 Climate Action Commitment: Renewal Process
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Virginia Tech Climate Action Commitment Updates Timeline
March 2021 - Approved
- The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors received a recap of the comprehensive financial review that took place following the presentation of the 2020 Climate Action Commitment recommendations in November 2020.
- The Board approved the 2020 Climate Action Commitment on March 22, 2021.
November 2020
- Proposed 2020 revisions were presented to the Board of Visitors in November 2020.
- To ensure successful long-term implementation of the Climate Action Commitment, a comprehensive financial review of the pathways and outcomes prescribed is commissioned following the meeting.
December 2019
Committee to Review and Update Virginia Tech Climate Action Commitment Launched: Working Group charged with leading the revisions process (VT News article).
March 2020
Campus Community Engages in Revision Process: The Community Engagement Subcommittee hosted 12 Zoom convenings attended by nearly 200 stakeholders from the university, alumni, and regional communities, and beyond.
Late Spring/Early Summer 2020
Working Group Compiles Subcommittee Recomendations.
Fall 2020
Technical Report with Proposed Recomendations Approved by Pinkney.
Report with Recomendations Moves through University Governance Process.
Graduate Student Assembly, Student Government Association, Faculty Senate, Staff Senate: Review and dialogue complete.
Energy & Sustainability Committee: Reading and review complete.
Commission on University Support: Sept. 17, 2020: Commission on University Support: Reading and review complete. Oct. 15, 2020: Commission on University Support: Reading 2 and review complete.
University Council: Oct. 5, 2020: University Council: Initial presentation complete. Oct. 19, 2020: University Council: Reading 1 complete. Nov. 2, 2020: University Council: Reading 2 and vote complete.
Board of Visitors: Nov. 15-16, 2020: Virginia Tech Board of Visitors presentation. Complete.
Fall - Winter 2020-21
Financial Review: To help ensure successful long-term implementation of the next Climate Action Commitment, a comprehensive financial review of the pathways and outcomes prescribed by the commitment was conducted.
March 2021
Board of Visitors review: An update on the financial review process will be presented to the Board of Visitors in March 2021, along with a proposed resolution to approve the latest iteration of the Climate Action Commitment.
Board of Visitors APPROVAL: The Board of Visitors approved the 2020 Virginia Tech Climate Action Commitment.