Document Type
Report
Publication Date
5-2019
Abstract
The seventh greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory was conducted for fiscal year (FY) 2018. This period began on July 1, 2017 and ended June 30, 2018. Assembled by graduate assistant Abigail Ellert at the Center for Environmental Research and Education (CERE), these findings were compared with those derived from the previous inventories to assess trends in Duquesne University’s GHG emissions. Furthermore, this inventory discusses options for reducing Duquesne’s carbon footprint in future years.
Duquesne University’s total GHG emissions for FY 2018 were 52,296.04 metric tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent (MT eCO2), equaling 5.65 MT eCO2 per student. This is an 11.68 % increase in emissions compared to FY 2016, which totaled 46,826.58 MT eCO2.
Despite an increase in the amount of purchased Renewable Energy Credits (RECs), emissions are at the highest levels recorded since Duquesne began conducting GHG inventories. This is attributed to a more thorough investigation of emission sources and the change of RECs from Offsets to Renewable Energy, which only counteracts Scope 2 emissions.
Description
Greenhouse Gas Inventory for Duquesne University
Repository Citation
Ellert, A. (2019). One Step at a Time: Duquesne University's Seventh Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory. Retrieved from https://dsc.duq.edu/ghg-reports/4