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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory & Recommendations for Achieving Carbon Neutrality

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory & Recommendations for Achieving Carbon Neutrality. 2010. Faculty Coordinator: Dr. Kate Hale Wilson Faculty Support: Dr. Jim Boulter and Dr. Kim Pierson Student Researchers: Carbon Neutral Team, 2010

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory & Recommendations for Achieving Carbon Neutrality

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  1. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory & Recommendations for Achieving Carbon Neutrality 2010 Faculty Coordinator: Dr. Kate Hale Wilson Faculty Support: Dr. Jim Boulterand Dr. Kim Pierson Student Researchers: Carbon Neutral Team, 2010 Student Presenters: Jason Hansen, Laura Headrick, StephMabrey,& AndiKrunnfusz

  2. ACUPCC • Presidents Climate Commitment • Work toward climate neutrality • Initiate tangible actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions • Publish the climate action plan, emissions inventories, and periodic progress reports

  3. AASHE Reporting Page

  4. 2010 Total eCO2 Emissions Total Emissions: 38,870 metric tons eCO2

  5. eCO2 Production by Sources 2008 & 2010 (MT) Total eCO2

  6. Recommendations Moving toward climate neutrality

  7. Select Two Year Goals • Remove Bottled Water from Vending Machines • Expand Composting • Reduce Paper Use • Improve our Performance in RecycleMania • Promote Alternative Modes of Transportation • Fund a Digital Dashboard System • Purchase Carbon Credits for Study Abroad Travel • Support and Create Environmentally Focused Initiatives and Organizations • Keep Detailed and Efficient Records to More Accurately Calculate eCO2 Production and Sources

  8. Five Year Goals • Increase Infrastructure Efficiency • Generate Renewable Electricity on Campus • Create a Sustainability Initiatives Fundraising Campaign for Alumni • Ten Year Goals and Beyond • Pursue Alternatives to Coal

  9. Thank You Any Questions?

  10. Carbon Neutral Team • Collected data • Calculated emissions • Generated campus recommendations • Compiled comprehensive report Carbon Neutral Team, 2010

  11. What is eCO2? • Equivalent carbon dioxide emissions • Standard measurement for global warming potential • Carbon Dioxide • Methane • Nitrous Oxide • Halocarbons • Sulfur Hexafluoride • Offsets

  12. Solid Waste and Chemicals • Compost is carbon neutral • The benefits of proper recycling • Chemicals’ footprint • 4,171 MT eCO2 eCO2 Emissions from Solid Waste Sources

  13. Transportation • Minimizing trips • Improving efficiency • Improvements since 2010 • 8,247 MT eCO2 eCO2 Emissions from Transportation Sources

  14. Electricity • 23% reduction since 2005 • More renewable sources • Improvements since 2010 • 12,707 MT eCO2

  15. Digital Dashboard Example • Oberlin College • http://www.oberlin.edu/sustainability/portfolio/energy.html

  16. Heating • Functions of the heating plant • Sources of steam production • Alternate sources?

  17. What is an offset? An offset is a specific project created to reduce emissions. Generally, offsets are purchased by an institution to reduce emissions and achieve carbon neutrality when it is no longer possible for the institution to reduce their emissions any further. They are purchased to offset each metric ton of eCO2 emitted.

  18. There are 11 qualifications for a program to be considered an offset: Qualifications If a program meets the first 9 qualifications, then it will be registered by a qualified institution and “retired” meaning that it can no longer be counted as an offset. • Real • Additional • Transparent • Measurable • Permanent • Verifiable • Synchronous • Account for leakage • Not double counted • Registered • Retired For further explanation of these qualifications see: http://www2.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/documents/ACUPCCVoluntaryCarbonOffsetProtocol_Nov08.pdf

  19. Cost and Recommendations The cost of an offset can range from as little as $2 to more than $50 per metric ton of eCO2. There are many methods that the University could employ to reduce its carbon emissions without purchasing offsets. However, there are certain activities such as traveling that will never be carbon-neutral. Therefore, it is recommended that the University consider purchasing offsets to offset the emissions from these activities.

  20. Additional Resources For more information regarding offsets: • Carbon Offsets Daily • http://www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com/ • Carbon Offset Research and Education (CORE) • http://www.co2offsetresearch.org/ • President’s Climate Commitment Resources • http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/resources/guidance-documents/offset-protocol

  21. Additional Information • For more detailed information, please view the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory & Recommendations for Achieving Carbon Neutrality in full at: http://acupcc.aashe.org/site_media/uploads/ghg/4238-2010-inventoryreports_1.pdf

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