Campus Carbon Inventory Challenges and Responses Matthias Ruth Roy F. Weston Chair in Natural...

Campus Carbon Inventory Challenges and Responses

Matthias RuthRoy F. Weston Chair in Natural Economics

Director, Center for Integrative Environmental ResearchCo-Director, Engineering and Public Policy

University of Maryland

Shady Grove, May 1, 2008

Ramy SerourPh.D. Candidate

Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Sciences and Center for Integrative Environmental Research

University of Maryland

UMD College Park

1. Climate Commitment2. Carbon Inventory3. Climate Action Plan

Campus Carbon InventoryChallenges and Responses

Campus Carbon InventoryChallenges and Responses

UMD College Park

1. Climate Commitment2. Carbon Inventory3. Climate Action Plan

UMD College Park Climate Commitment

• ACUPCC• Spring 2007: Signature of Commitment• By November 15, 2007:

•Create Institutional Structure to Guide Plan Development and Implementation

• By November 15, 2008: •Complete GHG Inventory•Update Biannually

• By November 15, 2009:•Plan for Climate Neutrality


• ACUPCC• Early Action • Make climate and sustainability part of

curriculum and student experience• Expand research on climate neutrality• Develop mechanisms to track progress• Start 2 or more of:

LEED Silver for new buildings Energy Star appliances Carbon Credits for Air Travel Encourage Public Transportation 15% of Electricity Renewable Sources Sustainable & Climate-friendly Investing by UM-Foundation


• ACUPCC• Early Action• Reporting

• Year 1: GHG Inventory• Year 2: Climate Action Plan• Year 3 and Alternating Years: GHG Inventory and Climate Action Plan Progress Report

Greenhouse Gas InventoryApproach

Establish GHG Inventory Taskforce Set Scope Define Boundary Use Clean Air Cool Planet Carbon Calculator

(standardized, comparison) Learn from Other Universities Gather and Enter Data Analysis, development of recommendations

and report Report posted online Briefings to key leaders and stakeholders

Establish GHG Inventory Taskforce Set Scope Define Boundary Use Clean Air Cool Planet Carbon Calculator

(standardized, comparison) Learn from Other Universities Gather and Enter Data Analysis, development of recommendations

and report Report posted online Briefings to key leaders and stakeholders

Greenhouse Gas InventoryScope

Greenhouse Gas InventoryBoundaries

Definition I: Exclude Space Not in Maryland

Definition II: Exclude Space that we neither own nor pay for electricity

Buildings/operations where UMD is tenantGraduate Hills & GardensGraham Cracker Sorority housesSouth CommonsGround leasesUMUCUSM Shady Grove

275 buildings representing 12.7 million square feet of building space: College Park buildings, Maryland Fire & Rescue Institute facilities, Maryland Agriculture Experiment Station state-wide

Greenhouse Gas InventoryInventoried Sources

Purchased Electricity Generated Electricity and Steam Stationary Sources (e.g., emergency generators, cooking) Refrigerant Releases Commuters Air Travel Mass Transportation (e.g., Shuttle Buses) Teaching and Research Farms Solid Waste

Greenhouse Gas InventoryFindings

-50,000

100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000 400,000

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

eC

O2 (

Metr

ic T

ons)

Fiscal Year

UMCP Carbon Footprint


0

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

300,000

350,000

400,000

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Tota

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issi

ons

(MTC

O2e)

Fiscal Year

Total Campus Emissions by Source

Refrigerants and other Chemicals

Solid Waste

Agriculture

Transportation

On-campus Stationary

Purchased Electricity


Purchased Electricity

25%

Co-gen Electric15%

Co-Gen Steam23%

Student Commuters

13%

Faculty/Staff Commuters

6%

Air Travel13%

University Fleet2%

Solid Waste1%

Refrigeration1%

Stationary Sources1%

FY 2007

Greenhouse Gas InventoryBenchmarking

MTCO2e/community

member

KgCO2e/sq.ft.total building

space

KgCO2e/research $

MTCO2e/$ in-state

tuition rate

U. Maryland, College Park 8.71 28.40 1.04 24.22

U. Pennsylvania 8.11 26.54 0.60 N/A

UNC, Chapel Hill 10.90 26.75 0.66 28.01

Emissions MTCO2eFY2002

Emissions MTCO2eFY2006

U. Maryland, College Park 357,011 356,703

U. Pennsylvania 303,000 252,000

UNC, Chapel Hill 352,483 N/A

Greenhouse Gas InventoryProjections

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

300,000

350,000

400,000

450,000

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020Tota

l em

issio

ns (

MTC

O2e) Projected Growth of UMCP Emissions

UMCP emissions (FY2002 - FY2007) emissions trends scenario

community growth scenario energy use projection scenario

Emissions Reduction Strategies

1990 present 20xx

Emissions

Greenhouse Gas InventoryEmissions Reduction Strategies



Emissions

Conservation

Green ConstructionPower Plant and

Distribution EfficiencyRenewable Energy

Carbon Offsets

1990 present 20xx



Emissions

Conservation

Green ConstructionPower Plant and

Distribution EfficiencyRenewable Energy

Carbon Offsets

1990 present 20xx 20yy

Climate Action Plan

• Power and Operations• Transportation• Campus Services and Activities• Administrative Policies• Education and Research• Outreach and In-reach• Financial Strategies

• Compilation of action plan items• Dialog with the campus

community• Quantification of emissions

reduction potentials and cost• Identification of co-benefits• Identification of implementation

mechanisms• Prioritization of actions• Implementation• Periodic updating

Climate Action Plan

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