A Roadmap to a carbon neutral and sustainable educational campus

Abstract

The institutes, colleges are working harder than ever to account for their carbon footprint as a response to the need to lower greenhouse gas emissions. Although there are basic rules for calculating carbon footprints, they typically do not take into account unique characteristics of organizations like institutes of higher education. The use of case studies as teaching aids and the development of best practices can both result from comparisons across applied approaches. Net-zero emissions of carbon dioxide are considered carbon neutral. By balancing the release of carbon dioxide with its removal through carbon offsetting, or by limiting the release of carbon dioxide from society, colleges, and educational campuses to govern the Carbon neutrality will be attained in the "post-carbon economy."The work's main objective was to take into account various types and scopes of emissions that reflect indirect greenhouse gas emissions unrelated to energy, such as travel and the purchase of research and laboratory equipment. This study's other objective was to demonstrate the constraints that can arise when analyzing caused emissions at the organizational level and how the calculated carbon footprint can be used to find the most effective mitigation strategies and opportunities for universities to achieve carbon neutrality