The total campus emissions inventory for fiscal year 2008 (the base year) was 574,844 Metric Ton Equivalent (MTE) of carbon dioxide (CO2). Approximately 85 percent of these emissions were a direct result of the need to heat, cool, and operate campus buildings. Most of the energy produced for building operations comes from the combustion of coal and natural gas at Abbott Power Plant and the rest through purchases of electricity from outside sources. Other emission sources on campus are found in transportation systems and patterns (commuting, fleet, and air-travel), agricultural emissions from the south farms, water use, solid waste, and other fugitive sources. The Illinois Climate Action Plan details goals, objectives, and potential strategies toward directly reducing emissions and meeting the goal of carbon neutrality.