1 / 19

Achieving Carbon Neutrality: The Campus Carbon Calculator Overview and Strategic Insights

The Campus Carbon Calculator is a vital tool for institutions aiming to manage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions effectively. This overview, presented by Claire Roby, Carbon Accounting Coordinator, highlights major emissions sources, projections for the next 20 years, and the constraints and opportunities in current infrastructure. It provides insight into cost-effective measures for emissions reduction and outlines how to track progress using a comprehensive GHG inventory. With modules for analysis and projections, this accessible tool empowers campuses to commit to sustainability initiatives robustly.

kennan
Télécharger la présentation

Achieving Carbon Neutrality: The Campus Carbon Calculator Overview and Strategic Insights

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Campus Carbon Calculator Overview Claire Roby Carbon Accounting Coordinator

  2. Planning Challenges • What are our major emissions sources? • Where will our emissions be in 20 years – and where do we want them to be? • In what ways to does our current infrastructure present constraints, or opportunities? • What are the most cost effective measures to reduce our emissions? • How can we track our progress?

  3. Why Complete a GHG Inventory? Management Tool Managing the energy costs along with the environmental impact Pedagogical Opportunity Incorporate the learning into a “living laboratory” Outreach Vehicle Strategically engage a community of individuals Civic Document Communicate your institutional commitment

  4. Boundaries: What will we measure? • Temporal • Spatial • Scope • Scope 1: onsite and direct control • Scope 2: offsite and direct control • Scope 3: less control

  5. Available to anyone for free download at www.cleanair-coolplanet.org • Inventory Module • Projection Module • Solutions Module

  6. Data Input Scope 1 Scope 2 Purchased steam, electricity, or chilled water (kWh) Scope 3 Benchmarking BudgetsSquare footageStudent/Faculty/Staff FTE’s

  7. Input Worksheet

  8. Graphic Outputs

  9. Projection Module • Linear Projection • Normalized By Students/ Employees/Population 3. Normalized By Square Feet 4. Custom Trends

  10. Detailed Projection Worksheet

  11. + Cost ($) - Emissions Reduction (%) Solutions Module • Analyzes emissions reduction measures • Cost • Size of reduction • Prioritizes reduction measures • Ideal measure is low cost, large reduction

  12. Steps in the Solutions Module • Come up with a series of projects • Enter a few pieces of data • Check the assumptions • The calculator will evaluate • Present this information

  13. Solutions Module Inputs

  14. Project Input Worksheet

  15. Outputs: The Big Three • 1-Internal Rate of Return (IRR) • 2-Net Present Value (NPV) • 3- Payback Time

  16. Example Project Graph Source: “Charting a Course to GHG Reductions (Duke University) - Sam Hummel

  17. Projection & Solutions Analysis GHG Inventory Research & Report • StakeholderFeedback Set Targets & Timetables Implement Projects

  18. Learn More • www.cleanair-coolplanet.org • www.aashe.org • Questions? Claire Roby Carbon Accounting Coordinator croby@cleanair-coolplanet.org

More Related