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Towards a Carbon Neutral and Sustainable Campus: Case Study of NED University of Engineering and Technology
- Source :
- Sustainability, Vol 14, Iss 794, p 794 (2022), Sustainability; Volume 14; Issue 2; Pages: 794
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2022.
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Abstract
- Globally, universities are evaluating and targeting to reduce their carbon emissions and operate on a sustainable basis. The overall aim of this study revolves in addressing the following three questions: (1) How to calculate carbon footprint, including indicators selection, criteria, and measurement, for higher education institutions? (2) How to evaluate impact and effectiveness of various mitigation strategies in context of a higher education institution? (3) What are the possible limitations of approach selected for carbon footprint calculation. This paper presents estimation of the carbon footprint of NED University using a carbon calculator along with the identification of sources with maximum contribution to its carbon footprint. The carbon footprint of the NED University main campus for 2017 was calculated to be approximately 21,500 metric tons of equivalent CO2 and carbon footprint per student was 1.79 metric tons of equivalent CO2. Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions each contributed nearly 7% of the carbon footprint, while Scope 3 emissions accounted for 85.6% of the carbon footprint. Major interventions such as switching to renewables, usage of energy efficient appliances, electric vehicles, and massive tree plantation inside and outside the campus were identified as the most effective mitigation strategies.
- Subjects :
- carbon footprint
Environmental effects of industries and plants
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
carbon neutrality
green campus
urban forests
Pakistan
sustainability
Geography, Planning and Development
TJ807-830
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20711050
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 794
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Sustainability
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....41367aba73b904e88a5e767aaa3ad245