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Carbon Footprint Analysis Of A University Campus
Project Description :

In this projet, the team of researchers have evaluated the carbon footprint of a university campus in india using the environmental extended input- output (eeio) model and life cycle analysis (lca) software tool, umberto nxt universal. various scopes of the study are modeled in the software under the iso 14064 standard for organization level quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions. in this method assessment is segregated into three scopes. data for the study was collected through offline surveys and from the records of different departments within the institute. the calculations reveal that scope 2 emissions from the generation and consumption of electricity is the major contributor of the carbon emissions, constituting a large chunk of 50% followed by scope 3 emissions that contribute to 49% emissions while only 1% emissions are from the scope 1 sources. annual business travel and commuting shares around 68% of the total scope 3 emissions. this high percentage can be attributed to the fact that the university campus is isolated from the major cities and towns, thus the location of the campus is a major setback to business travel and commuting of the inhabitants of the campus. this highlights the need of formulating policies to reduce such emissions. this study provides an inclusive analysis of the carbon emission in the university campus to assimilate the understanding of main greenhouse gas emissions. these models can be applied to other indian university campuses, since no other study has been carried out so far for the indian education sector till date.

 
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Project Details :
  • Date : Dec 29,2015
  • Innovator : VIKRANT BHAKAR
  • Team Members : Vinti Arora, Prem Solanki
  • Guide Name : Prof. K. S. Sangwan
  • College : Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Pilani Campus
  • University : BITS Pilani
  • Submission Year : 2016
  • Category : Others
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