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iCAP 2020 Objectives Dashboard

The 2020 Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP) provides a strategic plan for achieving the Climate Leadership Commitments. There are several specific objectives defined in the iCAP 2020, and each objective has a related Project on this portal. The dashboard below links iCAP Objectives to key performance metrics and the related Project.

(The 2015 iCAP Dashboard is also available to view.)

Objectives Dashboard

Theme Objective Metric Project(s)
Theme: Reporting Progress
1.0 iCAP 2020 Illinois Climate Action Plan
Theme: Energy
2.1 Energy Planning Document
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Energy
2.2 Increase Energy Efficiency

Energy Use Intensity

Annotations

  • FY 2008:

    iCAP baseline year

  • FY 2015:

    University's goal for 2015 met.

Theme: Energy
2.2.1 Improve Space Utilization
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Energy
2.2.2 Reduce Building-level Energy
Theme: Energy
2.3 Clean Energy Sources
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Energy
2.3.1 140,000 MWh/yr Clean Power

Total Purchased Clean Power

Annotations

  • FY 2008:

    Baseline

  • FY 2009:

    Production started at BIF

  • FY 2014:

    Production started at BRC

  • FY 2015:

    bought 20,000 RECs

  • FY 2016:

    Production started at the Wassaja and Solar Farm

  • FY 2017:

    PPA signed with RainSplitter Wind Farm in Nov 2016

  • FY 2018:

    Includes thermal renewables at ARC and the Energy Farm, plus wind and solar power

  • FY 2021:

    includes first five months of Solar Farm 2.0

Theme: Energy
2.3.2 Clean Thermal Energy
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Transportation
3.1 Fleet Replacement Plans
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Transportation
3.2 Increase Pavement Condition Index
Theme: Transportation
3.3 Electric Vehicle Task Force
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Transportation
3.4 Reduce Driving on Campus

4.4 Percent of Staff Driving Alone

Annotations

  • FY 2007:

    mi-plan survey

  • FY 2011:

    CUUATS survey

  • FY 2022:

    Mode Choice Survey 2022

Theme: Transportation
3.4.1 Develop a Commuter Program
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Transportation
3.4.2 Implement Campus Bike Plan

4.5 Percent of Proposed Bikeway Facilities Installed

Annotations

  • FY 2016:

    Dedicated bike path removals, First Street, and Fourth Street completed.

Theme: Transportation
3.4.3 Telecommuting Policies
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Transportation
3.5 Offset Air Travel Emissions
Theme: Land and Water
4.1 Reduce Water Consumption

4.1 Total Potable Water Use (kgal)

Annotations

  • FY 2020:

    includes covid-19 impact

  • FY 2021:

    includes covid-19 impact

Theme: Land and Water
4.2 Implement Resilient Landscape Strategy
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Land and Water
4.2.1 Increase Number of Trees
Theme: Land and Water
4.2.2 Increase Pollinator-Friendly Areas

Pollinator-Friendly Areas

Theme: Land and Water
4.2.3 Double Green Infrastructure Installations
Theme: Land and Water
4.3 Cover Crops on South Farms
Theme: Land and Water
4.4 Monitor Soil Health
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Zero Waste
5.1 Sustainable Procurement Reports
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Zero Waste
5.2 Reduce Landfilled Waste
Theme: Zero Waste
5.2.1 Install Appropriate Infrastructure
Theme: Zero Waste
5.3 Establish a Culture of Reuse
Theme: Zero Waste
5.3.1 Zero Waste Messaging Campaign
Theme: Zero Waste
5.4 Reduce Food Scraps
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Zero Waste
5.5 Plan for Organic Waste
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Zero Waste
5.6 Use Local Food
Theme: Zero Waste
5.6.1 Food Literacy Project
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Zero Waste
5.7 Green Cleaning Program
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Education
6.1 Broaden Sustainability Education
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Education
6.2 Sustainability Course Catalog
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Education
6.3 Environmental Leadership Program
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Education
6.4 Sustainability Internship Program
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Education
6.5 Sustainability at Career Fairs
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Education
6.6 Graduate Certificate in Sustainability
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Engagement
7.1 Green Certifications
Theme: Engagement
7.2 Sustainable Events Program
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Engagement
7.3 Green Sports Alliance
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Engagement
7.4 Local Collaborations
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Engagement
7.5 Support Youth Sustainability
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Engagement
7.6 iCAP Portal Updates
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Resilience
8.1 Urban Biodiversity Master Plan
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Resilience
8.2 Coordinated Rainwater Management
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Resilience
8.3 Environmental Justice Plan
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Resilience
8.4 Local Sustainability Issues
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Resilience
8.5 Inventory Green Jobs
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Resilience
8.6 Vision Zero
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Resilience
8.7 Local Offsets Program
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Funding
9.1 Divest from Fossil Fuels
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Funding
9.2 Sustainable Investing Policy
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Reporting Progress
9.3 Include iCAP in Strategic Plan
No metric specified for this objective
Theme: Reporting Progress
9.4 Become STARS Platinum
No metric specified for this objective