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Background w In January 2010, Chancellor Holden Thorp appointed an Energy Task Force to study energy and carbon reduction plans at UNC- Chapel Hill. Though UNC- Chapel Hill has won numerous awards for being a national leader in campus sustainability, the Chancellor charged this body with assessing current and future energy plans to determine if more could yet be done and on a more ambitious schedule. Energy Task Force Appointees The task force includes faculty, students, a trustee, a member of the community -at- large, a former mayor and Secretary of the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the State Director of N.C. Chapter of the Sierra Club, and the Chair of the N.C. Energy Policy Council. • Tim Toben — Chair, N.C. Energy Policy Council and Chair, Board of Visitors, UNC- Chapel Hill Institute for the Environment • Pete Andrews — Professor and Chair, Department of Public Policy • Elinor Benami — 2009 -2010 Senior advisor to the executive branch of student government • Mary Cooper — 2009 -2010 Co -chair of student government's Environmental Affairs Committee • Molly Diggins — State Director, N.C. Chapter of the Sierra Club • Jonathan Howes -- Former Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Local Relations and former Secretary, N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources • David McNelis -- Research Professor and Director, Center for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economic Development, UNC- Chapel Hill Institute for the Environment • Royce Murray — Kenan Professor of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences • John Cooper — Board of Visitors, UNC- Chapel Hill Institute for the Environment and Program Director, MDC Inc., Expanding Opportunity, Advancing Equity. • Alston Gardner — Member, UNC- Chapel Hill Board of Trustees and Managing Partner, Fulcrum Ventures Purpose of the Task Force The UNC - Chapel Hill Energy Task Force was asked to evaluate campus energy issues and plans to become climate neutral by 2050. The committee was also asked to make its recommendations within 6 -9 months. UNC- Chapel Hill is a signatory to the American College and University's Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), which pledges climate neutrality by mid - century. Interim Report The first three months of Task Force deliberations have focused on energy generation at UNC - Chapel Hill. The second three months will focus primarily on campus energy usage patterns and energy efficiency, while continuing to monitor issues related to energy generation. The interim report will summarize findings to date and make recommendations largely based on secondary Energy Task Force Interim Reports 1