Climate Neutrality and Greenhouse Gas Inventory

Climate neutrality is defined as “having no net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, to be achieved by minimizing GHG emissions as much as possible, and using carbon offsets or other measures to mitigate the remaining emissions.” (President’s Climate Commitment, 2009).  Franklin Pierce has finished its 2007 Carbon Inventory; a summary is shown below, based on the Clean Air-Cool Planet Carbon Calculator. 

Greenhouse Gas Inventory for Franklin Pierce University 2007-08

Metric Tonnes of Carbon Dioxide Equivalents (=mTeCO2)

 

2007

Source

mT eCO2

Electricity

3637

Oil

1851

Propane

996

Transportation

232

Student commuters

161

Faculty/staff commuters

1264

Air travel

347

Solid waste

85

Refrigerants

69

TOTAL

8642

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