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=== Why are no details provided about meeting the goals? ===
The [[Climate Initiative | petition ]] is simply setting targets for carbon emissions reductions and asking that the college commit to meeting those targets by developing a Climate Action Plan (i.e. it hasn't been written yet!) Although there are plenty of examples of what other colleges are currently doing to meet their own targets, in order for a plan to be truly effective, it needs to take a lot of things into consideration: current levels of emissions and cost-benefit analysis of various actions, to name a couple. The process of developing a plan took Yale almost a year. What we propose is that the college adopt the targets right away, and then immediately hire someone who can do the proper analyses to develop a plan that is suited to Williams. The urgency is that, considering how long an action plan can take, and considering how far behind other colleges (and [http://www.williamstown.net/Action%20Plan%20Website/navigator.html Williamstown]!) we are, we need to take the first initial steps now. 
=== What is a Climate Action Plan? ===
=== Is the Climate Action Plan in the school’s school's budget? ===
Since the Plan has not yet been developed, it is not in the budget.
However, because Facilities and possibly a sustainability coordinator will be creating the Plan, it will have the power to influence the budget to accommodate the necessary changes. The College is used to some of these considerations because of building design and construction processes that have undergone environmental review.
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Sign the [http://www.kyotoandbeyond.org/ People’s People's Ratification of the Kyoto Global Warming Treaty]. === What other environmental initiatives has Williams College taken ===Check out the [[2005-2006 Environmental State of the Campus Report]].
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