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UW
-Eau
Cla
ire
Car
bo
n E
mis
sio
ns
Inve
nto
ry,
Sp
rin
g 2
008
Dr.
Kri
stin
a B
eun
ing
(B
iolo
gy)
an
d t
he
Car
bo
n N
eutr
al T
eam
(A
nn
a B
aker
, A
shle
y C
lou
gh
, R
ob
yn F
enn
ig,
Co
rey
Hil
ber
, C
aleb
Jo
hn
son
, S
arah
Pet
erso
n,
Ru
ssel
l R
ieh
bra
nd
t, A
lex
Van
g,
Isaa
c B
oro
fka-
Web
b,
and
Jo
hn
Wra
sse)
Ele
ctri
city
an
d C
oo
ling
El
ectri
city
is th
e un
ivers
ity’s
larg
est c
ontri
buto
r to
eCO
2 em
issio
ns. E
lect
ricity
pow
ers
unive
rsity
coo
ling
elem
ents
an
d ot
her n
eces
sary
ele
ctric
al it
ems.
Kilo
watt
hour
(kW
h)
cons
umpt
ion
from
bot
h th
e 20
05 a
nd 2
006
fisca
l yea
rs
were
obt
aine
d, in
put i
nto
the
Clea
n-Ai
r-Coo
l Pla
net
Cam
pus
Carb
on C
alcu
lato
r (CA
CPCC
C) a
nd a
vera
ged.
D
ata
incl
uded
: ele
ctric
ity
cons
umed
by
all u
nive
rsity
‐own
ed fa
cilitie
s.
Dat
a om
itted
: ele
ctric
ity c
onsu
med
by
stre
etlig
hts
on
publ
ic st
reet
s ru
nnin
g th
roug
h th
e un
ivers
ity.
Ele
ctri
city
an
d C
oo
ling
El
ectri
city
is th
e un
ivers
ity’s
larg
est c
ontri
buto
r to
eCO
2 em
issio
ns. E
lect
ricity
pow
ers
unive
rsity
coo
ling
elem
ents
an
d ot
her n
eces
sary
ele
ctric
al it
ems.
Kilo
watt
hour
(kW
h)
cons
umpt
ion
from
bot
h th
e 20
05 a
nd 2
006
fisca
l yea
rs
were
obt
aine
d, in
put i
nto
the
Clea
n-Ai
r-Coo
l Pla
net
Cam
pus
Carb
on C
alcu
lato
r (CA
CPCC
C) a
nd a
vera
ged.
D
ata
incl
uded
: ele
ctric
ity
cons
umed
by
all u
nive
rsity
‐own
ed fa
cilitie
s.
Dat
a om
itted
: ele
ctric
ity c
onsu
med
by
stre
etlig
hts
on
publ
ic st
reet
s ru
nnin
g th
roug
h th
e un
ivers
ity.
Tra
nsp
ort
atio
n
Tran
spor
tatio
n da
ta fo
cuse
d on
the
hum
an a
spec
t of
unive
rsity
‐rela
ted
trans
porta
tion.
D
ata
was
sep
arat
ed in
to th
e ar
eas
of: u
nive
rsity
‐own
ed
vehi
cles,
com
mut
ing
, uni
vers
ity‐c
ontra
cted
veh
icles
, un
ivers
ity‐re
late
d tra
vel b
y pe
rson
al v
ehicl
e an
d ai
rpla
ne.
Tra
nsp
ort
atio
n
Tran
spor
tatio
n da
ta fo
cuse
d on
the
hum
an a
spec
t of
unive
rsity
‐rela
ted
trans
porta
tion.
D
ata
was
sep
arat
ed in
to th
e ar
eas
of: u
nive
rsity
‐own
ed
vehi
cles,
com
mut
ing
, uni
vers
ity‐c
ontra
cted
veh
icles
, un
ivers
ity‐re
late
d tra
vel b
y pe
rson
al v
ehicl
e an
d ai
rpla
ne.
Com
mut
er O
ffset
–Tr
ansi
t Agr
eem
ent
Th
is of
fset
s re
pres
ents
the
carb
on e
miss
ions
that
wer
e sa
ved
by s
tude
nt, f
acul
ty
and
staf
f use
of t
he P
ublic
Tra
nsit
Syst
em ra
ther
than
indi
vidua
lly d
rivin
g pe
rson
al
vehi
cles
to c
omm
ute.
To
find
this
diffe
renc
e, a
cam
pus‐
wide
sur
vey
was
impl
emen
ted
to d
eter
min
e th
e fre
quen
cy w
ith w
hich
com
mut
ers
used
diff
eren
t for
ms
of tr
ansp
orta
tion
to a
nd fr
om c
ampu
s.
Com
mut
er O
ffset
–Tr
ansi
t Agr
eem
ent
Th
is of
fset
s re
pres
ents
the
carb
on e
miss
ions
that
wer
e sa
ved
by s
tude
nt, f
acul
ty
and
staf
f use
of t
he P
ublic
Tra
nsit
Syst
em ra
ther
than
indi
vidua
lly d
rivin
g pe
rson
al
vehi
cles
to c
omm
ute.
To
find
this
diffe
renc
e, a
cam
pus‐
wide
sur
vey
was
impl
emen
ted
to d
eter
min
e th
e fre
quen
cy w
ith w
hich
com
mut
ers
used
diff
eren
t for
ms
of tr
ansp
orta
tion
to a
nd fr
om c
ampu
s.
Was
te to
Ene
rgy
Offs
et
The
Was
te‐to
‐Ene
rgy
prog
ram
of V
eolia
Env
ironm
enta
l Ser
vices
(VES
) tha
t ut
ilizes
met
hane
(CH 4)
reco
very
in s
olid
was
te tr
eatm
ent t
o ge
nera
te e
nerg
y. C
O2
emiss
ions
gen
erat
ed fr
om W
aste
-to-E
nerg
y di
spos
al o
f ton
s of
sol
id w
aste
are
co
mpa
red
with
pot
entia
l CO
2 e
miss
ions
that
wou
ld h
ave
been
pro
duce
d wi
thou
t us
ing
VES’
CH 4 r
ecov
ery
prog
ram
. To
calcu
late
the
entir
e CO
2 em
issio
ns v
alue
ge
nera
ted
by u
nive
rsity
sol
id w
aste
disp
osal
, CO
2 em
issio
ns g
ener
ated
thro
ugh
the
use
of C
H 4 rec
over
y ar
e su
btra
cted
from
the
valu
e of
pot
entia
l CO
2 em
issio
ns
gene
rate
d fro
m la
ndfill
disp
osal
of s
olid
was
te.
Was
te to
Ene
rgy
Offs
et
The
Was
te‐to
‐Ene
rgy
prog
ram
of V
eolia
Env
ironm
enta
l Ser
vices
(VES
) tha
t ut
ilizes
met
hane
(CH 4)
reco
very
in s
olid
was
te tr
eatm
ent t
o ge
nera
te e
nerg
y. C
O2
emiss
ions
gen
erat
ed fr
om W
aste
-to-E
nerg
y di
spos
al o
f ton
s of
sol
id w
aste
are
co
mpa
red
with
pot
entia
l CO
2 e
miss
ions
that
wou
ld h
ave
been
pro
duce
d wi
thou
t us
ing
VES’
CH 4 r
ecov
ery
prog
ram
. To
calcu
late
the
entir
e CO
2 em
issio
ns v
alue
ge
nera
ted
by u
nive
rsity
sol
id w
aste
disp
osal
, CO
2 em
issio
ns g
ener
ated
thro
ugh
the
use
of C
H 4 rec
over
y ar
e su
btra
cted
from
the
valu
e of
pot
entia
l CO
2 em
issio
ns
gene
rate
d fro
m la
ndfill
disp
osal
of s
olid
was
te.
Eff
ects
if
1/ 3
an
d ½
“C
lean
Co
mm
ute
”
Ab
stra
ct
In s
prin
g 20
08, t
en U
W-E
au C
laire
stu
dent
s fo
rmed
the
class
IDIS
35
2 to
con
duct
an
inve
ntor
y of
cur
rent
car
bon
diox
ide
(CO
2) em
issio
ns o
f the
UW
-Eau
Cla
ire c
ampu
s un
der t
he d
irect
ion
of D
r. Kr
istin
a Be
unin
g. T
his
class
and
pro
ject
qua
ntifie
d th
e eq
uiva
lent
ca
rbon
em
issio
ns (e
CO2)
gene
rate
d ov
er o
ne a
cade
mic
year
at U
W-
Eau
Clai
re fr
om th
e em
issio
ns c
ateg
orie
s of
ele
ctric
ity a
nd c
oolin
g,
heat
ing,
tran
spor
tatio
n, a
nd w
aste
and
che
mica
ls.
Th
e co
mbi
ned
tota
l of t
hese
em
issio
ns c
ateg
orie
s co
mpr
ise th
e an
nual
UW
-Eau
Cla
ire c
arbo
n fo
otpr
int,
which
initia
lly e
qual
ed
41,5
60 m
etric
tons
of e
CO
2 per
aca
dem
ic ye
ar b
ut w
as th
en
redu
ced
to 3
9,96
4 m
etric
tons
of e
CO
2 af
ter i
nclu
ding
thre
e pr
esen
t CO
2 offs
ets.
Th
is re
sear
ch w
as p
erfo
rmed
in re
spon
se to
requ
irem
ents
of t
he
Amer
ican
Col
lege
and
Uni
vers
ity P
resi
dent
’s C
limat
e C
omm
itmen
t (A
CUPC
C), w
hich
Cha
ncel
lor B
rian
Levin
-Sta
nkev
ich s
igne
d in
Au
gust
200
7. In
Sep
tem
ber 2
008,
the
resu
lts o
f thi
s wo
rk w
ere
rele
ased
as
a pu
blic
docu
men
t.
Hea
tin
g
Coal
, #2
fuel
oil a
nd n
atur
al g
as a
re b
urne
d th
roug
hout
th
e ye
ar to
hea
t the
thre
e bo
ilers
in th
e Un
ivers
ity H
eatin
g Pl
ant (
UHP)
. The
se b
oile
rs c
onve
rt wa
ter t
o st
eam
to h
eat
all c
ampu
s bu
ildin
gs a
nd s
ever
al s
urro
undi
ng fa
cilitie
s.
Dat
a in
clud
ed: a
mou
nts
of a
ll fue
ls co
nsum
ed in
the
2005
an
d 20
06 fi
scal
yea
rs w
ere
obta
ined
and
inpu
t int
o th
e CA
CPCC
C; it
was
then
redu
ced
by th
e pe
rcen
tage
of
stea
m s
old
to n
on‐u
nive
rsity
facil
ities.
D
ata
omitt
ed: C
O2 e
miss
ions
gen
erat
ed fr
om
trans
porta
tion
of p
urch
ased
coa
l are
not
inclu
ded
in o
ur
carb
on fo
otpr
int.
Veol
ia E
nviro
nmen
tal S
ervic
es (V
ES)
curre
ntly
has
a co
ntra
ct fo
r ash
from
UHP
coa
l bur
ning
and
tra
nspo
rts it
to th
eir S
even
Mile
Cre
ek la
ndfill
out
side
of
Eau
Clai
re. C
O2 e
miss
ions
gen
erat
ed fr
om th
is tra
nspo
rt ar
e no
t inc
lude
d in
our
car
bon
foot
prin
t.
Hea
tin
g
Coal
, #2
fuel
oil a
nd n
atur
al g
as a
re b
urne
d th
roug
hout
th
e ye
ar to
hea
t the
thre
e bo
ilers
in th
e Un
ivers
ity H
eatin
g Pl
ant (
UHP)
. The
se b
oile
rs c
onve
rt wa
ter t
o st
eam
to h
eat
all c
ampu
s bu
ildin
gs a
nd s
ever
al s
urro
undi
ng fa
cilitie
s.
Dat
a in
clud
ed: a
mou
nts
of a
ll fue
ls co
nsum
ed in
the
2005
an
d 20
06 fi
scal
yea
rs w
ere
obta
ined
and
inpu
t int
o th
e CA
CPCC
C; it
was
then
redu
ced
by th
e pe
rcen
tage
of
stea
m s
old
to n
on‐u
nive
rsity
facil
ities.
D
ata
omitt
ed: C
O2 e
miss
ions
gen
erat
ed fr
om
trans
porta
tion
of p
urch
ased
coa
l are
not
inclu
ded
in o
ur
carb
on fo
otpr
int.
Veol
ia E
nviro
nmen
tal S
ervic
es (V
ES)
curre
ntly
has
a co
ntra
ct fo
r ash
from
UHP
coa
l bur
ning
and
tra
nspo
rts it
to th
eir S
even
Mile
Cre
ek la
ndfill
out
side
of
Eau
Clai
re. C
O2 e
miss
ions
gen
erat
ed fr
om th
is tra
nspo
rt ar
e no
t inc
lude
d in
our
car
bon
foot
prin
t.
Pres
erve
d La
nds
(Car
bon
Sequ
estr
atio
n) O
ffset
U
W-E
au C
laire
and
the
UW-E
au C
laire
Fou
ndat
ion
own
seve
ral p
arce
ls of
pr
eser
ved
land
s wh
ose
phot
osyn
thet
ic pr
oper
ties
act a
s a
“car
bon
sink.
” Res
earc
h of
bio
me
type
, acr
eage
dat
a, a
nd n
et p
rimar
y pr
oduc
tion
(NPP
) rat
es o
f the
se
pres
erve
d la
nds
to d
eter
min
e CO
2 seq
uest
ratio
n we
re c
ondu
cted
to c
alcu
late
es
timat
es o
f car
bon
sequ
estra
tion
of C
O2 em
issio
ns g
ener
ated
by
unive
rsity
ac
tivitie
s.
Pres
erve
d La
nds
(Car
bon
Sequ
estr
atio
n) O
ffset
U
W-E
au C
laire
and
the
UW-E
au C
laire
Fou
ndat
ion
own
seve
ral p
arce
ls of
pr
eser
ved
land
s wh
ose
phot
osyn
thet
ic pr
oper
ties
act a
s a
“car
bon
sink.
” Res
earc
h of
bio
me
type
, acr
eage
dat
a, a
nd n
et p
rimar
y pr
oduc
tion
(NPP
) rat
es o
f the
se
pres
erve
d la
nds
to d
eter
min
e CO
2 seq
uest
ratio
n we
re c
ondu
cted
to c
alcu
late
es
timat
es o
f car
bon
sequ
estra
tion
of C
O2 em
issio
ns g
ener
ated
by
unive
rsity
ac
tivitie
s.
Was
te &
Ch
emic
als
To
find
the
appr
oxim
ate
valu
es o
f sol
id w
aste
ge
nera
ted,
we
obta
ined
dat
a co
nfirm
ing
the
size
of th
e du
mps
ters
that
con
tain
all s
olid
was
te c
olle
cted
from
co
mm
ercia
l bin
s on
cam
pus
and
in a
ll uni
vers
ity re
siden
ce
halls
. Afte
r con
firm
ing
the
mon
thly
frequ
ency
in w
hich
they
we
re m
aint
aine
d, w
e es
timat
ed a
tota
l of 1
5,42
7 cu
bic
yard
s of
sol
id w
aste
gen
erat
ed in
the
fisca
l yea
r of J
uly
2006
thro
ugh
June
200
7. W
e om
itted
the
CO2 e
miss
ions
ge
nera
ted
from
sol
id w
aste
tran
spor
tatio
n.
To
cal
cula
te th
e am
ount
of e
CO2 e
miss
ions
gen
erat
ed
from
the
com
posit
ion
and
disp
osal
of r
efrig
eran
ts a
nd
chem
icals
on c
ampu
s, w
e ob
tain
ed w
aste
shi
pmen
t rep
orts
fo
r the
200
5, 2
006,
and
200
7 ca
lend
ar y
ears
. Shi
pmen
t re
ports
of c
hem
icals
and
gas
spec
ies
for a
cade
mic
use
were
also
obt
aine
d an
d in
put i
nto
the
CACP
CCC
. D
ata
incl
uded
: all o
ther
che
mica
l mat
eria
l tha
t are
sh
ippe
d ou
t for
incin
erat
ion.
D
ata
omitt
ed: p
erta
inin
g to
seq
uest
ered
mat
eria
l and
all
othe
r mat
eria
l tha
t do
not p
rodu
ce G
HG e
miss
ions
.
Was
te &
Ch
emic
als
To
find
the
appr
oxim
ate
valu
es o
f sol
id w
aste
ge
nera
ted,
we
obta
ined
dat
a co
nfirm
ing
the
size
of th
e du
mps
ters
that
con
tain
all s
olid
was
te c
olle
cted
from
co
mm
ercia
l bin
s on
cam
pus
and
in a
ll uni
vers
ity re
siden
ce
halls
. Afte
r con
firm
ing
the
mon
thly
frequ
ency
in w
hich
they
we
re m
aint
aine
d, w
e es
timat
ed a
tota
l of 1
5,42
7 cu
bic
yard
s of
sol
id w
aste
gen
erat
ed in
the
fisca
l yea
r of J
uly
2006
thro
ugh
June
200
7. W
e om
itted
the
CO2 e
miss
ions
ge
nera
ted
from
sol
id w
aste
tran
spor
tatio
n.
To
cal
cula
te th
e am
ount
of e
CO2 e
miss
ions
gen
erat
ed
from
the
com
posit
ion
and
disp
osal
of r
efrig
eran
ts a
nd
chem
icals
on c
ampu
s, w
e ob
tain
ed w
aste
shi
pmen
t rep
orts
fo
r the
200
5, 2
006,
and
200
7 ca
lend
ar y
ears
. Shi
pmen
t re
ports
of c
hem
icals
and
gas
spec
ies
for a
cade
mic
use
were
also
obt
aine
d an
d in
put i
nto
the
CACP
CCC
. D
ata
incl
uded
: all o
ther
che
mica
l mat
eria
l tha
t are
sh
ippe
d ou
t for
incin
erat
ion.
D
ata
omitt
ed: p
erta
inin
g to
seq
uest
ered
mat
eria
l and
all
othe
r mat
eria
l tha
t do
not p
rodu
ce G
HG e
miss
ions
.
Lo
w Im
pac
t R
eco
mm
end
atio
ns
All a
ctio
ns o
r im
prov
emen
ts to
redu
ce >
1% o
f eCO
2 fro
m o
ur
carb
on fo
otpr
int.
B
ehav
iora
l shi
fts in
ene
rgy
use,
par
ticip
atio
n in
the
natio
n‐w
ide
univ
ersi
ty R
ecyc
leM
ania
pro
gram
, and
set
ting
long
‐term
lim
its o
n th
e us
e an
d am
ount
of a
pplia
nces
on
cam
pus
curre
ntly
defin
e UW
EC lo
w im
pact
act
ions
to re
duce
our
car
bon
foot
prin
t.
Lo
w Im
pac
t R
eco
mm
end
atio
ns
All a
ctio
ns o
r im
prov
emen
ts to
redu
ce >
1% o
f eCO
2 fro
m o
ur
carb
on fo
otpr
int.
B
ehav
iora
l shi
fts in
ene
rgy
use,
par
ticip
atio
n in
the
natio
n‐w
ide
univ
ersi
ty R
ecyc
leM
ania
pro
gram
, and
set
ting
long
‐term
lim
its o
n th
e us
e an
d am
ount
of a
pplia
nces
on
cam
pus
curre
ntly
defin
e UW
EC lo
w im
pact
act
ions
to re
duce
our
car
bon
foot
prin
t.
Med
ium
Imp
act
Rec
om
men
dat
ion
sAl
l act
ions
or i
mpr
ovem
ents
to re
duce
>1%
, but
< 5
% o
f eCO
2 fro
m
our c
arbo
n fo
otpr
int.
C
hang
ing
pers
onal
com
mut
ing
habi
ts to
pro
mot
e “C
lean
Co
mm
utin
g” v
ia a
ltern
ative
mod
es o
f tra
nspo
rtatio
n (i.
e. p
ublic
tra
nsit,
biki
ng, w
alkin
g, s
katin
g, e
tc.)
curre
ntly
defin
e m
ediu
m
impa
ct re
com
men
datio
ns to
redu
ce o
ur c
arbo
n fo
otpr
int.
Med
ium
Imp
act
Rec
om
men
dat
ion
sAl
l act
ions
or i
mpr
ovem
ents
to re
duce
>1%
, but
< 5
% o
f eCO
2 fro
m
our c
arbo
n fo
otpr
int.
C
hang
ing
pers
onal
com
mut
ing
habi
ts to
pro
mot
e “C
lean
Co
mm
utin
g” v
ia a
ltern
ative
mod
es o
f tra
nspo
rtatio
n (i.
e. p
ublic
tra
nsit,
biki
ng, w
alkin
g, s
katin
g, e
tc.)
curre
ntly
defin
e m
ediu
m
impa
ct re
com
men
datio
ns to
redu
ce o
ur c
arbo
n fo
otpr
int.
Hig
h Im
pac
t R
eco
mm
end
atio
ns
Actio
ns o
r im
prov
emen
ts th
at re
duce
>5%
of e
CO2 f
rom
our
car
bon
foot
prin
t.
Upg
radi
ng w
indo
ws
on c
ampu
s bu
ildin
gs to
Ene
rgy
Star
re
com
men
datio
ns w
ould
sig
nific
antly
redu
ce th
e am
ount
of e
nerg
y ne
eded
to h
eat a
nd c
ool c
ampu
s bu
ildin
gs, w
hich
wou
ld re
duce
ca
rbon
em
issio
ns.
Upg
radi
ng S
chne
ider
Hal
l’s w
indo
ws
wou
ld re
sult
in u
p to
a
25%
redu
ctio
n of
ene
rgy
used
to h
eat a
nd c
ool S
chne
ider
Hal
l -
this
tran
slat
es to
an
annu
al re
duct
ion
of 7
2 m
etric
tons
of e
CO
2
from
our
car
bon
foot
prin
t!
In
crea
sing
ligh
t effi
cien
cy in
cam
pus
build
ings
rang
es fr
om
effic
ient
use
to u
sing
mor
e ef
ficie
nt b
ulbs
. Rep
lacin
g flo
resc
ent l
ight
bu
lbs
from
two
32‐w
att l
amps
to o
ne 2
5‐wa
tt la
mp
can
redu
ce
elec
trica
l con
sum
ptio
n by
up
to 5
0%.
If al
l of t
he d
orm
room
s in
the
Hor
an H
all d
orm
sw
itche
d to
one
25-
wat
t lam
p, 4
met
ric to
ns o
f eC
O2
wou
ld b
e re
duce
d fr
om o
ur c
arbo
n fo
otpr
int!
Fu
ture
impr
ovem
ents
inclu
de c
onst
ruct
ion
of a
new
hea
ting
plan
t tha
t use
s al
tern
ative
fuel
s, a
gas
turb
ine,
intro
ducin
g ge
othe
rmal
tech
nolo
gy, a
nd L
EED
certi
ficat
ion
of n
ew c
ampu
s bu
ildin
gs. A
n ev
entu
al p
urch
ase
of c
arbo
n cr
edits
to o
ffset
irr
educ
ible
car
bon
emiss
ions
may
be
feas
ible
if a
ll oth
er
reco
mm
ende
d im
prov
emen
ts h
ave
been
impl
emen
ted.
Hig
h Im
pac
t R
eco
mm
end
atio
ns
Actio
ns o
r im
prov
emen
ts th
at re
duce
>5%
of e
CO2 f
rom
our
car
bon
foot
prin
t.
Upg
radi
ng w
indo
ws
on c
ampu
s bu
ildin
gs to
Ene
rgy
Star
re
com
men
datio
ns w
ould
sig
nific
antly
redu
ce th
e am
ount
of e
nerg
y ne
eded
to h
eat a
nd c
ool c
ampu
s bu
ildin
gs, w
hich
wou
ld re
duce
ca
rbon
em
issio
ns.
Upg
radi
ng S
chne
ider
Hal
l’s w
indo
ws
wou
ld re
sult
in u
p to
a
25%
redu
ctio
n of
ene
rgy
used
to h
eat a
nd c
ool S
chne
ider
Hal
l -
this
tran
slat
es to
an
annu
al re
duct
ion
of 7
2 m
etric
tons
of e
CO
2
from
our
car
bon
foot
prin
t!
In
crea
sing
ligh
t effi
cien
cy in
cam
pus
build
ings
rang
es fr
om
effic
ient
use
to u
sing
mor
e ef
ficie
nt b
ulbs
. Rep
lacin
g flo
resc
ent l
ight
bu
lbs
from
two
32‐w
att l
amps
to o
ne 2
5‐wa
tt la
mp
can
redu
ce
elec
trica
l con
sum
ptio
n by
up
to 5
0%.
If al
l of t
he d
orm
room
s in
the
Hor
an H
all d
orm
sw
itche
d to
one
25-
wat
t lam
p, 4
met
ric to
ns o
f eC
O2
wou
ld b
e re
duce
d fr
om o
ur c
arbo
n fo
otpr
int!
Fu
ture
impr
ovem
ents
inclu
de c
onst
ruct
ion
of a
new
hea
ting
plan
t tha
t use
s al
tern
ative
fuel
s, a
gas
turb
ine,
intro
ducin
g ge
othe
rmal
tech
nolo
gy, a
nd L
EED
certi
ficat
ion
of n
ew c
ampu
s bu
ildin
gs. A
n ev
entu
al p
urch
ase
of c
arbo
n cr
edits
to o
ffset
irr
educ
ible
car
bon
emiss
ions
may
be
feas
ible
if a
ll oth
er
reco
mm
ende
d im
prov
emen
ts h
ave
been
impl
emen
ted.
Th
e C
arb
on
Neu
tral
Tea
m (
CN
T)
UW
-Eau
Cla
ire
Car
bo
n F
oo
tpri
nt