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MEETING AGENDA 1-21-10
• Welcome and Introductions- Working Group
Chair
• Where We Are/Where We Are Going- Lindsay
Batchelor
• GHG Inventory and CAP Overview- Lindsay
Batchelor/Jeff Hightower
• Approach and Goals of the CAP Project- John
Carter, AEI
• GHG Impact for Focus Area- John Carter, AEI
• List Development- All
• Next Steps- Lindsay
UPDATE ON PLANNING PROGRESS
SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIC PLAN
Climate Action Plan
Energy &
Water
Land Use
Buildings
Academics &
Research
Materials &
Purchasing
Transportation
Waste
Reduction &
Recycling
CLIMATE IMPACT AT
NC STATE UNIVERSITY
AMERICAN COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY
PRESIDENTS CLIMATE COMMITMENT
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Addresses global warming through a commitment to
work towards climate neutrality
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Co-organized by AASHE, ecoAmerica and Second
Nature
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Over 650 signatories nation-wide
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NC State signed the ACUPCC in 2008
REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACUPCC
• Within two months of signing this document, create institutional
structures to guide the development and implementation of the
plan
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Within one year complete a comprehensive inventory of
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and update the inventory every
other year thereafter
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Within two years of signing this document, develop an
institutional action plan for becoming climate neutral
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Initiate two or more tangible actions to reduce greenhouse gases
while the more comprehensive plan is being developed
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Make the action plan, inventory, and periodic progress reports
publicly available
Source- http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/html/commitment.php
NC STATE UNIVERSITY’S TANGIBLE
ACTIONS
• U.S Green Building Council’s LEED
Silver Standard or equivalent
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U.S. EPA’s ENERGY STAR Partner
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Provide access to public transportation
WHAT IS A GHG EMISSIONS INVENTORY?
For the purposes of the
ACUPCC, a GHG
inventory quantifies your
campus “carbon
footprint” in terms of
metric tons of carbon
dioxide equivalent per
year (MTeCO2/yr)
NC STATE GHG EMISSIONS INVENTORY
• WHO: Jeff Hightower- Director of Utilities
Infrastructure for Facilities Operations and
student interns
• WHEN: Time Frame- Data from both 2008
calendar year and 2007/2008 Fiscal Year
• WHERE: Boundaries- Main Campus, Centennial
Campus, Centennial Biomedical Campus and
some satellite offices
• HOW: Calculators- Clean Air, Cool Planet;
Climate Registry; EPA; Atmosfair
GHG EMISSIONS INVENTORY- SCOPES
GHG EMISSIONS INVENTORY- 2008
CLIMATE ACTION PLANNING
WHAT IS A CLIMATE ACTION PLAN?
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A comprehensive plan including a target date
and interim milestones for how NC State will
reach climate neutrality
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Will include the following sections:
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Introduction
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Campus Emissions
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Mitigation Strategies
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Educational, Research and
Community Outreach Efforts
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Financing
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Tracking Progress
THE CARBON MANAGEMENT HIERARCHY
Avoid
Reduce
Replace
Offset
Avoid carbon-intensive activities
(and rethink business strategy)
Do whatever you do more
efficiently
Replace high-carbon energy sources
with low-carbon energy ones
Offset those emissions that cannot be
eliminated by the above
Modified Version from “Getting to Zero: Defining Corporate Carbon Neutrality” by Clean Air – Cool Planet
STABILIZATION TRIANGLE (PACALA-SOCOLOW)
Graph from the Princeton Environmental Institute’s “Stabilization Wedges: A Concept and Game”
STABILIZATION WEDGES (PACALA-SOCOLOW)
Graph from the Princeton Environmental Institute’s “Stabilization Wedges: A Concept and Game”
ACTUAL EXAMPLE – DUKE UNIVERSITY
Thin clients where appropriate
> $150
Business Travel
Behavioral_Initiative
Computer Standby Mode
(Purchasing/Recycling)
Chiller Plant Efficiency (incl. phase I, phase II,
and Tomkins)
Commuter Emissions
Traditional valuation
$100
Commercial Mail Management
Climate Action Plan
ECM (Low Financial Investment)
SB 668 Main
Campus Fleet
$50
Levelized Cost (Savings) per MTCO2e
Heat Recovery Chillers and Solar Thermal (CN)
Compost
SB 668 CN
Heat Recovery Chiller at IRB (Phase II)
$0
Consolidated Delivery
Heat Recovery Chiller at IRB (600 ton)
Landfill Gas (CN)
Co-fire 20 Percent Coal Substitute
Biomass Gasification at Carolina North (Phase I)
($50)
100% Coal Substitute
50% Coal Substitute
Plasma Arc Gasification of MSW - Syngas
Shops and Informal Contract Recycling
($100)
50% NG, 50% Coal Substitute
Plasma Arc Gasification of MSW - Syngas plus
NG (Replace All Coal)
50 Percent Natural Gas
Biomass Gasification w/ Biochar Production at
CN
ECM (Mid+High Financial Investment)
($150)
Large Scale Biomass
Biomass Gasification at Carolina North (Phase
II)
Solar Thermal (CN)
Solar Thermal to Electricity (Troughs) (CN)
($200)
<
Solar Thermal to Electric (Dish Sterling) (CN)
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1,000
Contribution Toward Neutrality in 2050 (1,000's MTCDE)
1,100
1,200
1,300
1,400
Demo Scale Concentrating Solar PV (CN)
Adjusted Levelized Cost (Savings)
Thin clients where appropriate
> $150
Business Travel
Behavioral_Initiative
Computer Standby Mode
(Purchasing/Recycling)
Chiller Plant Efficiency (incl. phase I, phase II,
and Tomkins)
Commuter Emissions
Value when GHG has a price
$100
Commercial Mail Management
Climate Action Plan
ECM (Low Financial Investment)
SB 668 Main
Campus Fleet
$50
Levelized Cost (Savings) per MTCO2e
Heat Recovery Chillers and Solar Thermal (CN)
Compost
SB 668 CN
Heat Recovery Chiller at IRB (Phase II)
$0
Consolidated Delivery
Heat Recovery Chiller at IRB (600 ton)
Landfill Gas (CN)
Co-fire 20 Percent Coal Substitute
Biomass Gasification at Carolina North (Phase I)
($50)
100% Coal Substitute
50% Coal Substitute
Plasma Arc Gasification of MSW - Syngas
Shops and Informal Contract Recycling
($100)
50% NG, 50% Coal Substitute
Plasma Arc Gasification of MSW - Syngas plus
NG (Replace All Coal)
50 Percent Natural Gas
Biomass Gasification w/ Biochar Production at
CN
ECM (Mid+High Financial Investment)
($150)
Large Scale Biomass
Biomass Gasification at Carolina North (Phase
II)
Solar Thermal (CN)
Solar Thermal to Electricity (Troughs) (CN)
($200)
<
Solar Thermal to Electric (Dish Sterling) (CN)
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1,000
Contribution Toward Neutrality in 2050 (1,000's MTCDE)
1,100
1,200
1,300
1,400
Demo Scale Concentrating Solar PV (CN)
Adjusted Levelized Cost (Savings)
CAP WEDGE GROUPS
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Green Development (campus growth, new buildings)
Energy Conservation (existing buildings)
Fuel Mix and Renewable Energy
Transportation (commuting, business travel, fleet)
Offsets (off-campus carbon reduction)
*Base Case
• Define “business as usual” assumptions across all wedges
• Estimate “do-nothing” cost associated with GHG emissions
AEI APPROACH
Phase 1
Phase 2
WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING
GHG IMPACT
– Composting
WASTE REDUCTION AND
RECYCLING STRATEGIES
• Achieve a 60% diversion rate by 2015, with a stretch goal of
achieving a 65% diversion rate by 2015
• Develop a comprehensive closed loop program to capture organic
waste (food waste, greenhouse materials, yard waste, etc) for
composting and utilize the composted product on campus
• Develop a more extensive outdoor walkway recycling program to
capture additional recyclable materials and remove them from the
waste stream
• Collaborate with the Materials and Purchasing work group to
implement source reduction and environmentally preferable
purchasing initiatives to decrease waste before it happens
• Work towards an overall cultural shift on campus which leads the
community to view waste as a resource and to feel a sense of
responsibility and ownership for the reduction of waste
STRATEGIES cont’d
•Continuously educate the campus community utilizing a multifaceted
approach that will encourage personal responsibility toward waste
diversion goals and provide information and updates regarding
programs, services and diversion opportunities.
•Continuously strive to streamline, increase and improve services and
programs including operational efficiencies and customer service
NEXT STEPS AND DISCUSSION
• Feed any remaining ideas to WG Chair
• Ideas will be compiled and sent out for review
• WG Chairs set up upcoming meetings
• Comments/Questions?
www.ncsu.edu/sustainability/cap.php