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Brown University Community Council (BUCC)
Monday, April 30, 2018 12:00 – 1:30 pm
Alumnae Hall Auditorium, 194 Meeting St.
Agenda
1. Sustainability Study Committee Community Forum
2. Approval of Minutes of March 20, 2018 BUCC Meeting
3. Updates from the President
President Paxson
4. Open Time for University Community Members to Present Broad Campus Issues to the Council
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Moving Brown Towards (Climate) Sustainability
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Reduce emissions 42% below 2007 levels by 2020.
Energy use in new facilities will be 25-50% lower than required by code.
At least LEED silver standard.
Climate Goals (circa 2008)
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TBTUhr GgCO2eq
Brown’s Energy Use and Emissions*
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* of the ones we track
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Close to 2020 goal with heat plant upgrade
* of the ones we track
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Global emissions must peak now and reach zero by 2050
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“engage in responsible historical, fiscal, and environmental stewardship and sustainability”
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GgCO2eq
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Brown’s 2017 Emissions
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GgCO2eq
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Brown’s 2017 Emissions
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GgCO2eq
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Scope 2: Off site combustionElectricity
Brown’s 2017 Emissions
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GgCO2eq
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Scope 2: Off site combustionElectricity
Scope 3: IndirectFaculty/Staff Travel, commuting, purchasing, waste
Brown’s 2017 Emissions
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GgCO2eq
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Scope 2: Off site combustionElectricity
Scope 3: IndirectFaculty/Staff Travel, commuting, purchasing, waste. NOT PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED
Brown’s 2017 Emissions
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GgCO2eq
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Scope 2: 26 GgCO2 eq
Scope 3: 35 GgCO2 eq
Brown’s 2017 Emissions
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Brown’s 2017 Emissions (Gg CO2 eq)
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Electricity
Central Plant
Off loop heat
Student Travel
Employee Commuting
Summer Student
Exec. M.S.
Employee Flights
Athletics Travel
Dining (An. Prod)
Scope 3 (Other)
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Transition to renewables
Scope 1: Campus Combustion
Business and Investment
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Scope 1 Emissions (Gg CO2 eq)
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Electricity
Central Plant
Off loop heat
Student Travel
Employee Commuting
Summer Student
Exec. M.S.
Employee Flights
Athletics Travel
Dining (An. Prod)
Scope 3 (Other)
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Now: Gas for steam
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2020: Gas for hot waterEstimate savings $1mil/yr
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202?: Electric to hot waterWould take CHP emissions to zero if combined with renewables and storage.
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Off-loop buildingsAlmost 200 buildings
Convert to heat pumps
Better insulation
Will need heat recovery from labs
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Scope 1: Solution
Partner with consultant to determine costs/time to eliminate combustion on campus (Ongoing).
Decide how much/how fast?
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Transition to renewables
Scope 2: Electricity
Business and Investment
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Scope 2 Emissions (Gg CO2 eq)
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Electricity
Central Plant
Off loop heat
Student Travel
Employee Commuting
Summer Student
Exec. M.S.
Employee Flights
Athletics Travel
Dining (An. Prod)
Scope 3 (Other)
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Transition to renewables
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3K MWh
Scope 2: Solution
One big project out of state
Aggregated projects in state
On Campus Solar
Offsets, Renewable energy credits
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Next Steps: Scope 2
Issued RFP for power purchase
Bids being evaluated. Sign by August
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Transition to renewables
Scope 3: Everything else!
Business and Investment
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Scope 3 Emissions (Gg CO2 eq)
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Electricity
Central Plant
Off loop heat
Student Travel
Employee Commuting
Summer Student
Exec. M.S.
Employee Flights
Athletics Travel
Dining (An. Prod)
Scope 3 (Other) Depends on what we count!
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Scope 3: Solution
Decide what to count.
Incentivize behavior change.
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Scope 3: Considerations
Much of Scope 3 we can’t eliminate.
Ignore?
Buy offsets? At what $/CO2?
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Scope 3: Who’s doing what?
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Brown’s 2017 Emissions (Gg CO2 eq)
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Electricity
Central Plant
Off loop heat
Student Travel
Employee Commuting
Summer Student
Exec. M.S.
Employee Flights
Athletics Travel
Dining (An. Prod)
Scope 3 (Other)
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“engage in responsible historical, fiscal, and environmental stewardship and sustainability”
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“the most systematic threat to humankind remains climate change”
António GutteresUN Secretary GeneralMarch 29, 2018
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1) How much can we afford to do?
2) What do we count as “our” carbon emissions
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Net zero by 2050?
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Net zero by 2030?