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Carbon footprint studies on Esentepe Campus of Sakarya University, Turkey in 2015

Sakarya Üniversitesi Esentepe Kampüsü 2015 yılı karbon ayakizi çalışması

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In order to reduce CO 2 on Campus, some solutions are also suggested for efficiently consuming electricity and energy.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The carbon footprint calculation of a university is considered a model role for the rest of other organizations to follow.
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Key Findings & Data:It is because that a university is full of talented people with diverse experience, advanced research facilities and it consists of many resources that we need to measure, manage and report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions [1].
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Conclusion & Impact:In order to reduce CO 2 on Campus, some solutions are also suggested for efficiently consuming electricity and energy.
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📍Scope:2015 Verileri
⚙️Variables:carbon footprint · greenhouse gas emissions · IPCC

Abstract

The carbon footprint calculation of a university is considered a model role for the rest of other organizations to follow. It is because that a university is full of talented people with diverse experience, advanced research facilities and it consists of many resources that we need to measure, manage and report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions [1]. In this study, tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and setting boundaries method of the World Resources Institute (WRI) and World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) are applied for calculating GHG emissions from Esentepe Campus of Sakarya University (SAU) in 2015. In the calculation of this study, the last updated Global Warming Potential (GWP) from the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, 2014 was used for converting greenhouse gases into CO 2 equivalent [2]. As a result, Esentepe Campus of Sakarya University released 12,330.73 tons of CO 2 equivalents (Expressed as tCO 2 e) and scope 2 indirect emissions of purchased electricity is the most important emission source, followed by emissions from student and employee commuting. In order to reduce CO 2 on Campus, some solutions are also suggested for efficiently consuming electricity and energy.

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Bir üniversitenin karbon ayakizinin hesaplanması benzer organizasyonlar için bir model oluşturmaktadır. Bir kampüste farklı ve çeşitli tecrübelere sahip yetenekli insanlar, gelişmiş araştırma binaları bulunduğu ve çeşitli seragazı kaynakları içerdiği için sera gazı emisyonlarının ölçülmesi, yönetimi ve raporlanması önem arzetmektedir [1]. Bu çalışmada, Sakarya Üniversitesi Esentepe Kampüsünün 2015 yılı seragazı emisyonları Hükümetler Arası İklim değişikliği Paneli’nin (IPCC) tier 1 metodu ve World Resources Institu (WRI) nın sınır belirleme metodu ve World Business Council for Sustainable Development’ın metodları kullanılarak hesaplanmıştır. Hesaplamalarda, 2014 yılı IPCC beşinci değerlendirme raporundaki küresel ısınma potansiyeli, seragazlarını karbondioksit (CO 2 ) eşdeğerine çevirmek için kullanılmıştır [2]. Sonuçta, Sakarya Üniversitesi Esentepe Kampüsü’nden 12,330.73 ton CO 2 eşdeğeri seragazı açığa çıktığı ve dolaylı emisyon olarak değerlendirilen elektrik tüketiminden kaynaklanan emisyonların en önemli emisyon kaynağını oluşturduğu, bunu öğrenci ve çalışanlardan kaynaklanan emisyonların izlediği bulunmuştur. Kampüsteki CO 2 nin azaltılması için özellikle enerji tüketiminde verimlilik için bazı çözümler önerilmiştir.

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Sreng, R., Yiğit, M. G. (2017). Carbon footprint studies on Esentepe Campus of Sakarya University, Turkey in 2015. Sakarya University Journal of Science, Volume: 21 Issue: 5. https://doi.org/10.16984/saufenbilder.340009

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