Campus Carbon Inventory Challenges and Responses Matthias Ruth Roy F. Weston Chair in Natural Economics Director, Center for Integrative Environmental Research Co-Director, Engineering and Public Policy University of Maryland Shady Grove, May 1, 2008 Ramy Serour Ph.D. Candidate Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Sciences and Center for Integrative Environmental Research University of Maryland

UMD College Park 1.Climate Commitment 2.Carbon Inventory 3.Climate Action Plan Campus Carbon Inventory Challenges and Responses

UMD College Park 1.Climate Commitment 2.Carbon Inventory 3.Climate Action Plan

Campus Carbon Inventory Challenges and Responses UMD College Park 1.Climate Commitment 2.Carbon Inventory 3.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

UMD College Park Climate Commitment 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

UMD College Park Climate Commitment 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 Inventory Approach  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 Inventory Scope

Greenhouse Gas Inventory Boundaries  Definition I: Exclude Space Not in Maryland  Definition II: Exclude Space that we neither own nor pay for electricity  Buildings/operations where UMD is tenant  Graduate Hills & Gardens  Graham Cracker Sorority houses  South Commons  Ground leases  UMUC  USM 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 Inventory Inventoried 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 Inventory Findings

Greenhouse Gas Inventory Benchmarking MTCO 2 e/ community member KgCO 2 e/sq.ft. total building space KgCO 2 e/ research $ MTCO 2 e/ $ in-state tuition rate U. Maryland, College Park U. Pennsylvania N/A UNC, Chapel Hill Emissions MTCO 2 e FY2002 Emissions MTCO 2 e FY2006 U. Maryland, College Park357,011356,703 U. Pennsylvania303,000252,000 UNC, Chapel Hill352,483N/A

Greenhouse Gas Inventory Projections

Emissions Reduction Strategies 1990 present 20xx Emissions Greenhouse Gas Inventory Emissions Reduction Strategies

Emissions Reduction Strategies Emissions Conservation Green Construction Power Plant and Distribution Efficiency Renewable Energy Carbon Offsets 1990 present 20xx

Greenhouse Gas Inventory Emissions Reduction Strategies Emissions Reduction Strategies Emissions Conservation Green Construction Power Plant and Distribution Efficiency Renewable 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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