Document Type
Report
Publication Date
12-2014
Abstract
This report, assembled by graduate students Philip McConnell, Collin Whitsett, Nathan Ribar, and Abigail Ellert of the Center for Environmental Research and Education (CERE), under the direction of Dr. John Stolz, presents the results of an inventory of Duquesne University’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in fiscal year 2014. This period begins July 1, 2013 and ends June 30, 2014. As the fifth biennial report CERE has issued, its findings are compared with those derived from fiscal years 2012, 2010, 2008, and 2006 data and assesses trends in Duquesne’s GHG emissions. Additionally, this report discusses options for reducing Duquesne’s carbon footprint in the future.
Duquesne University’s total GHG emissions for fiscal year 2014 were 59,049.56 metric tonnes of eCO2 before factoring in offsets and 51,187.70 metric tonnes of eCO2 after factoring in offsets. This is the highest total ever measured by an emissions inventory at Duquesne, and a 31% increase in net emissions from FY2012. Coupled with a slight drop in enrollment between 2012 and 2014, this total increases the per-student footprint from 3.92 metric tonnes of eCO2 per student in 2012 to 5.13 metric tonnes eCO2 per student in 2014. Despite this setback, Duquesne’s carbon footprint still compares favorably to other Atlantic 10 universities, but it is no longer the leader.
Description
Greenhouse Gas Inventory for Duquesne University
Repository Citation
Ellert, A., McConnell, P., Ribar, N., Whitsett, C., Kabala, S. J., & Stolz, J. F. (2014). One Step at a Time: Duquesne University’s Fifth Biennial Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory. Retrieved from https://dsc.duq.edu/ghg-reports/2