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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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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• 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
MEETING AGENDA 1-21-10
UPDATE ON PLANNING PROGRESS
SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIC PLAN
Land Use
Materials & Purchasing
Transportation
Waste Reduction &
Recycling
Academics & Research
Buildings
Energy & Water
Climate Action Plan
CLIMATE IMPACT AT NC STATE UNIVERSITY
AMERICAN COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS CLIMATE COMMITMENT• Addresses global warming through a
commitment to work towards climate neutrality• Co-organized by AASHE, ecoAmerica and
Second Nature • Over 650 signatories nation-wide• 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
• Within one year complete a comprehensive inventory of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and update the inventory every other year thereafter
• Within two years of signing this document, develop an institutional action plan for becoming climate neutral
• Initiate two or more tangible actions to reduce greenhouse gases while the more comprehensive plan is being developed
• 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
• U.S. EPA’s ENERGY STAR Partner
• 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?• A comprehensive plan including a target
date and interim milestones for how NC State will reach climate neutrality
• Will include the following sections: • Introduction• Campus Emissions• Mitigation Strategies• Educational, Research and
Community Outreach Efforts• Financing• Tracking Progress
THE CARBON MANAGEMENT HIERARCHY
Avoid
Reduce
Replace
Offset
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
Avoid carbon-intensive activities (and rethink business strategy)
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
Climate Action Plan
($200)
($150)
($100)
($50)
$0
$50
$100
$150
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1,000 1,100 1,200 1,300 1,400
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Contribution Toward Neutrality in 2050 (1,000's MTCDE)
Thin clients where appropriate
Business Travel
Behavioral_Initiative
Computer Standby Mode (Purchasing/Recycling)Chiller Plant Efficiency (incl. phase I, phase II, and Tomkins)Commuter Emissions
Commercial Mail Management
ECM (Low Financial Investment)
SB 668 Main
Campus Fleet
Heat Recovery Chillers and Solar Thermal (CN)
Compost
SB 668 CN
Heat Recovery Chiller at IRB (Phase II)
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)
100% Coal Substitute
50% Coal Substitute
Plasma Arc Gasification of MSW - Syngas
Shops and Informal Contract Recycling
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 CNECM (Mid+High Financial Investment)
Large Scale Biomass
Biomass Gasification at Carolina North (Phase II)Solar Thermal (CN)
Solar Thermal to Electricity (Troughs) (CN)
Solar Thermal to Electric (Dish Sterling) (CN)
Demo Scale Concentrating Solar PV (CN)
Adjusted Levelized Cost (Savings)
>
<
Traditional valuation
Climate Action Plan
($200)
($150)
($100)
($50)
$0
$50
$100
$150
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1,000 1,100 1,200 1,300 1,400
Leve
lized
Cos
t (Sa
ving
s) p
er M
TCO
2e
Contribution Toward Neutrality in 2050 (1,000's MTCDE)
Thin clients where appropriate
Business Travel
Behavioral_Initiative
Computer Standby Mode (Purchasing/Recycling)Chiller Plant Efficiency (incl. phase I, phase II, and Tomkins)Commuter Emissions
Commercial Mail Management
ECM (Low Financial Investment)
SB 668 Main
Campus Fleet
Heat Recovery Chillers and Solar Thermal (CN)
Compost
SB 668 CN
Heat Recovery Chiller at IRB (Phase II)
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)
100% Coal Substitute
50% Coal Substitute
Plasma Arc Gasification of MSW - Syngas
Shops and Informal Contract Recycling
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 CNECM (Mid+High Financial Investment)
Large Scale Biomass
Biomass Gasification at Carolina North (Phase II)Solar Thermal (CN)
Solar Thermal to Electricity (Troughs) (CN)
Solar Thermal to Electric (Dish Sterling) (CN)
Demo Scale Concentrating Solar PV (CN)
Adjusted Levelized Cost (Savings)
>
<
Value when GHG has a price
CAP WEDGE GROUPS• 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 APPROACHPhase 1 Phase 2
ENERGY & WATER GHG IMPACT
– Energy focused (not water)– Energy supply options a separate
conversation– Energy Conservation
* Campus wide level of thinking* How we get to the how?
BUILDINGS STRATEGIES•Achieve a 20% reduction in building energy consumption by 2015 (target reduction to 137,510 BTUs/GSF), with a stretch goal of achieving a 30% reduction (target reduction to 120,322 BTUs/GSF), compared to the 2002-2003 baseline (171,888 BTUs/GSF)
•Achieve a 45% reduction in building water consumption through 2015 (target reduction to 0.0363 CCF/GSF), with a stretch goal of achieving a 50% reduction (target reduction to 0.033 CCF/GSF), compared to the 2001-2002 baseline (0.066 CCF/GSF).
•Improve energy data management capability to make data-driven energy decisions
•Ensure a cost-effective and stable energy supply by developing business scenario hedge strategies
STRATEGIES cont’d
• Reduce energy and water use in all facilities• Use return on investment calculations to help prioritize and guide
energy conservation projects (“energy smart” repairs)• Further develop Energy Performance Contracting as a means to
achieve energy savings
• Integrate energy conservation as a core business value of NC State
• Adopt an aggressive energy and water conservation policy • Enhance energy awareness program and align with other outreach
programs• Create buy in with Facilities staff and building end-users to properly
operate building systems in an energy efficient manner• Evaluate utility billing options that creative incentives for saving
energy
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
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