responsible management of co 2 emissions @ monash
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Responsible Management of CO2 Emissions @ Monash
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Why is Monash Going Green
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Example: Waste management. water efficiency and harvesting, energy efficiency and onsite renewables, sustainable transport, Green IT, sustainable food
• Leader in environmental teaching
Course Example: Graduate Diploma of Environment and Sustainability Students are introduced to team-based interdisciplinary research and complete a broad range of electives.
• Leader in environmental research
• Leader in environmental practice
Example: Monash University, and its partner universities in the ARC Centre for Excellence for Climate System Science, have been awarded $21.4 million over seven years to form Australia's largest university climate research centre. - 27 July 2010
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Components of 2009 Monash University carbon footprint
Electricity71%
Air travel15%
Natural Gas10%
Waste to landfill1%
Transport Vehicle Fuel1% Others
2%
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Monash University carbon footprint 2005-2009
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 20200
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
Car
bon
emis
sion
s (t
onne
s C
O2-
e)
Energy/carbon efficiencies
Increasing GreenPower
purchases
On-campus renewablesBusiness as usual
25%
50%
100% Offsets
'Greening the grid'
Green Star commitments
Carbon-intensive emissions
Re
du
ction
Base year
Transition to a low carbon campus
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 20200.0
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20.0
30.0
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25% Reduction tCO2-e 50% Reduction tCO2-e 100% Reduction tCO2-e Savings ($m)
Cum
mul
ative
Inve
stm
ent &
Sav
ings
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Contact details:
The Office of Environmental Sustainability
http://fsd.monash.edu.au/environmental-sustainability
Paul Barton
Director, The Office of Environmental Sustainability