Carbon Emissions at UCTGreen Campus Rangers

Bing Nix, Mxolisi Vilakazi, Chad Petersen, Nathan Burstein

INTRODUCTION

Our TeamChad Petersen Methodology / Data Analysis

Mxolisi Vilakazi Emission Factors / Data Analysis

Bing Nix Data Analysis

Nathan Burstein Project Leader

Our FocusElectricity at Residences

Graduate School of Business Campus

Hiddingh Campus

LPG

TODAY’S PRESENTATION

• Project Execution

• Data Collection

• Data Analysis

• Analysis• Recommendations

• Calculation of Carbon Footprint

• Limitations & Challenges

• Reflection

PROJECT EXECUTION

Stakeholder Buy-In

Create Collection &

Analysis Methodology

Collect Data

Report & Recommend on Findings

Analyse All Data

Report & Recommend on Findings

Initiation & Planning Execution Final Deliverables

Present Findings

Project Reflection

DATA COLLECTION

Purchased Electricity Data

Purchased Gas Data

Emission Factors

Emissions Data

Data Analysis

RecommendationsCarbon Emission

Report

DATA ANALYSIS: GSB

Monthly electricity consumption from GSB attributable to UCT.

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DATA ANALYSIS: HIDDINGH

Monthly electricity consumption at the Hiddingh campus

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DATA ANALYSIS: RESIDENCES

Monthly electricity consumption across all residences.

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Distribution of UCT’s emissions from electricity consumption across the areas covered in this report for 2012.

DATA ANALYSIS: ELECTRICITY

14%1%

85%

GSBHiddinghRes

18%

24%

30%

28%Liesbeck GardensForest HillObz SquareRochester

Emission Source Emissions(Tons

CO2e/yr)

Contribution (%)

Hiddingh Electricity 115,51 0,96%

Residence Electricity 10006,48 83,18%

GSB Electricity 1599,81 13,3%

UCT LPG 307,5 2,56%

Residence LPG 16.93 0.13%

TOTALS 12029 100

CARBON EMISSION FOOTPRINT

Distribution of carbon emissions across all areas covered in this report

1%

3%

13%

83%

Res LPG

Hiddingh Electricity

Main Campus LPG

GSB Electricity

Res Electricity

5%

95%

Residence

Main Campus

BENCHMARKING

Letete

• Emission Factors

• Data

• Hiddingh – New data made available• Residences – Estimates no longer used• LPG & Acetylene

• Other Universities

LIMITATIONS & CHALLENGES

Multiple Data sources

Lack of granularity (Quality)

Data availability

Scheduling

PROJECT REFLECTION

• Establish Communication Protocols

• Tools Employed• Meetings

• Building Trust Within in the Team

• Bring Meaning and Symphony

• Perspectives of Thinking

• Time Management

CONCLUSION