An Assessment of Carbon Footprint at BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus and Proposed Green Campus Initiative Vishakha Sharma 1and Geetha Kannan 2 BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus. Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Abstract: Carbon foot printing is calculating the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere. As the enthusiasm of green business manageability is creating a great deal of attention in the advanced education organization, this paper assesses the execution of Green Campus Initiative (GCI) at the BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus by assessing their carbon footprint outflow. This higher organization merges local and global knowledge with the combining of faculty, staff and students to create or develop new solutions. This research also provides future recommendations that can be implemented to reduce energy consumptions and carbon footprint. Vitality use information and data were given by different BITS Pilani division . It is trust that result got from this paper will give rules to the university to recognize the significance of Carbon discharges to make a supportable and beneficial change. The analysis of energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has been segmented as Goods and Services emissions (paper, plastic, aluminum cans) ,Campus Energy emissions, Transport Emission and Waste water emissions. The data will provide BITS Pilani Dubai Campus, the opportunity to lead in the area of energy conservation and reduction of carbon emissions. Keywords: Carbon footprint, Greener environment. 1. Introduction A carbon footprint can broadly be defined as a measure of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are directly and indirectly caused by activities or are accumulated over the life stages of a product or service, expressed in carbon dioxide equivalents. Concerns over climbing vitality expenses and natural effects from human action are prompting changes in approach that join vitality effective expense sparing practices by numerous governments and organizations. It is conceivable to all the while oversee operations to build vitality productivity and lessen ecological effect, while decreasing long haul costs. Notwithstanding the expense advantages of expanding vitality effectiveness and lessening natural effect of current operations, universities can place themselves in a more maintainable position later on. As the realities of life in a carbon restrained world become more apparent, universities are in a position to be ahead of the curve by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in preparation for future emissions regulation at the national level. This work is focused on the BITS Pilani Dubai Campus, only. BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus (BPDC) is an offshore campus of the internationally reputed Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, India and the largest Engineering institution in Dubai International Academic City. It was set-up in the year 2000 to offer quality-engineering education to the residents of UAE, Gulf and other Countries. [1] The complied report focuses on the following: An introduction to the areas of interest, A determination of a method for calculating the carbon footprint of the university; An assessment of energy usage and the environmental impact (carbon footprint) of university activities and Recommendations for alternative energy management plans to achieve greenhouse gas emission reductions. Initiative by BITS Pilani Dubai Campus to evaluate carbon emission initiated in September 2014 with the simple objective to reduce the Corresponding author. E-mail address: [email protected]. 2015 5th International Conference on Environment Science and Engineering Volume 83 of IPCBEE (2015) DOI: 10.7763/IPCBEE. 2015. V83. 14 86
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An Assessment of Carbon Footprint at BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus
and Proposed Green Campus Initiative
Vishakha Sharma1
and Geetha Kannan 2
BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Abstract: Carbon foot printing is calculating the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere.
As the enthusiasm of green business manageability is creating a great deal of attention in the advanced
education organization, this paper assesses the execution of Green Campus Initiative (GCI) at the BITS Pilani,
Dubai Campus by assessing their carbon footprint outflow. This higher organization merges local and global
knowledge with the combining of faculty, staff and students to create or develop new solutions. This research
also provides future recommendations that can be implemented to reduce energy consumptions and carbon
footprint.
Vitality use information and data were given by different BITS Pilani division . It is trust that result got from
this paper will give rules to the university to recognize the significance of Carbon discharges to make a
supportable and beneficial change. The analysis of energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions has been segmented as Goods and Services emissions (paper, plastic, aluminum cans) ,Campus
Energy emissions, Transport Emission and Waste water emissions. The data will provide BITS Pilani Dubai
Campus, the opportunity to lead in the area of energy conservation and reduction of carbon emissions.
Keywords: Carbon footprint, Greener environment.
1. Introduction
A carbon footprint can broadly be defined as a measure of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are
directly and indirectly caused by activities or are accumulated over the life stages of a product or service,
expressed in carbon dioxide equivalents. Concerns over climbing vitality expenses and natural effects from
human action are prompting changes in approach that join vitality effective expense sparing practices by
numerous governments and organizations. It is conceivable to all the while oversee operations to build
vitality productivity and lessen ecological effect, while decreasing long haul costs. Notwithstanding the
expense advantages of expanding vitality effectiveness and lessening natural effect of current operations,
universities can place themselves in a more maintainable position later on. As the realities of life in a carbon
restrained world become more apparent, universities are in a position to be ahead of the curve by reducing
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in preparation for future emissions regulation at the national level.
This work is focused on the BITS Pilani Dubai Campus, only. BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus (BPDC) is an
offshore campus of the internationally reputed Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, India
and the largest Engineering institution in Dubai International Academic City. It was set-up in the year 2000
to offer quality-engineering education to the residents of UAE, Gulf and other Countries. [1]
The complied report focuses on the following: An introduction to the areas of interest, A determination
of a method for calculating the carbon footprint of the university; An assessment of energy usage and the
environmental impact (carbon footprint) of university activities and Recommendations for alternative energy
management plans to achieve greenhouse gas emission reductions. Initiative by BITS Pilani Dubai Campus
to evaluate carbon emission initiated in September 2014 with the simple objective to reduce the