Calculating the Carbon Footprint of Asian University for Women– aUniversity Located in an Asian Developing Country
Many of our day-to-day activities emitgreenhouse gases to the atmosphere. The impacts on the environment of an organization, product or person can be measured by calculating the carbon footprint. This study attempts to calculate the carbon footprint of Asian University for Women (AUW) in the fisc...
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Asian University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh
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| description | Many of our day-to-day activities emitgreenhouse gases to the atmosphere. The impacts on
the environment of an organization, product or person can be measured by calculating the
carbon footprint. This study attempts to calculate the carbon footprint of Asian University for
Women (AUW) in the fiscal year 2017 (FY2017), using the Campus Carbon Calculator
(CCC) of Sustainable Institute of the University of New Hampshire. This has been the first
attempt to quantify the total emission in one year of AUW since the university was
established.
In FY2017, AUW’s total emissions were 1,492.6 MT CO2e. The emissionsper capita were
1.9 MT CO2e andemissions per square foot building space were 0.02 MT CO2e. Of this total,
CO2 emissions were 952,056.1 kg, CH4 emissions were 20,518.6 kg, and N2O emissions
were 12.4 kg. The major emission sources of AUW’s carbon footprint were solid waste
(34%), international students’ air travel to/from home (21%), purchased electricity (17%),
directly financed air travel (13%), and other on-campus stationary (7%). It is suggested that
the biggest opportunities for reducing campus GHG emissions are related to these categories.
The calculated offset due to the preservation of approximately 42.9 acres of tropical forest
and 42.9 acres of tropical undergrowth jungle in AUW-owned land were 765.0 MT CO2e.
This emphasizes that forest preservation has a significant role in reducing emissionsof AUW
because the net emissions after including offsets were only 727.6 MT CO2e, less than half of
the total emissions.
The carbon footprint of AUW is relatively low when compared to that of other universities in
developed countries. AUW represents a large part of universities in developing world, where
the life standards and operation scale are not high to generate huge emissions but in contrast,
lack of advanced technology such as renewable energy and effective waste treatment to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In this scenario, offsets from natural forest preservation
became important for organizations which want to reduce their carbon footprint. Since most
developing countries are located in Asian tropical regions which forestshavethe highest
sequestration rate, purchasing forested land and promoting forest preservation programs are
the most practical solutions for the universities in developing countries if they want to
increase their carbon offsets. |
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| spelling | 123456789-1532026-02-18T06:09:55Z Calculating the Carbon Footprint of Asian University for Women– aUniversity Located in an Asian Developing Country Huynh, Tien Thi Cam Carbon,footprint, climate change, greenhouse, energy emission Many of our day-to-day activities emitgreenhouse gases to the atmosphere. The impacts on the environment of an organization, product or person can be measured by calculating the carbon footprint. This study attempts to calculate the carbon footprint of Asian University for Women (AUW) in the fiscal year 2017 (FY2017), using the Campus Carbon Calculator (CCC) of Sustainable Institute of the University of New Hampshire. This has been the first attempt to quantify the total emission in one year of AUW since the university was established. In FY2017, AUW’s total emissions were 1,492.6 MT CO2e. The emissionsper capita were 1.9 MT CO2e andemissions per square foot building space were 0.02 MT CO2e. Of this total, CO2 emissions were 952,056.1 kg, CH4 emissions were 20,518.6 kg, and N2O emissions were 12.4 kg. The major emission sources of AUW’s carbon footprint were solid waste (34%), international students’ air travel to/from home (21%), purchased electricity (17%), directly financed air travel (13%), and other on-campus stationary (7%). It is suggested that the biggest opportunities for reducing campus GHG emissions are related to these categories. The calculated offset due to the preservation of approximately 42.9 acres of tropical forest and 42.9 acres of tropical undergrowth jungle in AUW-owned land were 765.0 MT CO2e. This emphasizes that forest preservation has a significant role in reducing emissionsof AUW because the net emissions after including offsets were only 727.6 MT CO2e, less than half of the total emissions. The carbon footprint of AUW is relatively low when compared to that of other universities in developed countries. AUW represents a large part of universities in developing world, where the life standards and operation scale are not high to generate huge emissions but in contrast, lack of advanced technology such as renewable energy and effective waste treatment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In this scenario, offsets from natural forest preservation became important for organizations which want to reduce their carbon footprint. Since most developing countries are located in Asian tropical regions which forestshavethe highest sequestration rate, purchasing forested land and promoting forest preservation programs are the most practical solutions for the universities in developing countries if they want to increase their carbon offsets. Submitted by:Tien Thi Cam Huynh Advisor: Advisor: Prof. Harunur Rashid Submitted to Prof. Harunur Rashid 2014 2022-12-19T09:12:07Z 2022-12-19T09:12:07Z 2018 Thesis https://repository.auw.edu.bd/handle/123456789/153 en_US application/pdf Asian University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh |
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| title | Calculating the Carbon Footprint of Asian University for Women– aUniversity Located in an Asian Developing Country |
| title_full | Calculating the Carbon Footprint of Asian University for Women– aUniversity Located in an Asian Developing Country |
| title_fullStr | Calculating the Carbon Footprint of Asian University for Women– aUniversity Located in an Asian Developing Country |
| title_full_unstemmed | Calculating the Carbon Footprint of Asian University for Women– aUniversity Located in an Asian Developing Country |
| title_short | Calculating the Carbon Footprint of Asian University for Women– aUniversity Located in an Asian Developing Country |
| title_sort | calculating the carbon footprint of asian university for women auniversity located in an asian developing country |
| topic | Carbon,footprint, climate change, greenhouse, energy emission |
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