Carbon_Footprint_Bala_20April09.ppt

Carbon Neutral – Options for a Bank Alternatives Options Energy Efficiency Energy efficient lighting, cooling, heating Renewable Energy Solar energy for lighting and heating Electricity purchase from wind, solar, hydro Altering the way business carried out Teleconference, paperless, reduced business travel Mode shift Personal to public transport Shift to railway transport Carbon offset Buying CERs, VERs Transportation by Car Fuel-100 80 wasted to ambient 19 in moving the car 1 for moving me System efficiency-1%  /calculator.aspx Thank you * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Carbon Footprint – Concepts and Methods Dr. P. Balachandra Department of Management Studies Indian Institute of Science Bangalore – 560 012, INDIA patilb@mgmt.iisc.ernet.in Climate Change and Carbon Footprint Carbon footprint is the measure of carbon emissions to the atmosphere Increased concentration of CO2 and other GHGs in the atmosphere is causing climate change Climate change refers to a statistically significant variation in either the mean state of the climate or in its variability, persisting for an extended period World Primary Energy Demand Global Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Carbon Footprint - Concepts Definitions ‘Carbon Footprint’ is a measure of the impact human activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of greenhouse gases produced, measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide Direct or onsite emissions (Primary footprint) Indirect or life-cycle emissions (Secondary footprint) Items which make up the total of an typical persons carbon footprint in the developed world (Source: ) Carbon Footprint - Comparisons Total CO2 emissions in Million tonne/year in 2004 and in bracket are per capita emissions in tonne/year in 2004 China – 5,010 (3.84) India – 1,343 (1.20) USA – 6,049 (20.4) Japan – 1,258 (9.84) Kenya – 10.59 (0.31) Ghana – 7.19 (0.33) Carbon Footprint - Comparisons Rural and Urban India (Rough estimate) per capita CO2 emissions in tonne/year Rural India represented