Carbon footprint of a university campus from Colombia

In the past 50 years, higher education institutions worldwide have progressively implemented sustainability policies focused on improving their environmental indicators and institutional image. This trend also occurs in Colombia, both private public institutions. One of issues associated with that has experienced increasing interest by these entities is Climate Change, which reflected an number inventories Greenhouse Gases (GHG) organizational nature. Following this trend, Technological University Pereira (UTP), as a state institution, quantified its carbon footprint 2017. Through application GHG Protocol methodology, direct emissions (Scope 1), indirect electricity 2) other 3) were established. total, 2017 UTP emitted 8969 t CO2-eq, 97% scope 3 emissions, mainly due to daily mobility students officials, construction infrastructure. Likewise, each member university community 0.4 CO2-eq. Compared universities rest world, per person at low, among reasons, because campus does not generate or use heating furthermore, terms proximity, employees residences relation are close, allows commuting mostly short. Additionally, impact total years 2018 three strategies favor reducing based better management water, teachers was evaluated. If had been would decreased 3.1% average conservative scenario 4.8% optimistic scenario.