Measuring the Carbon Footprint of Higher Education Institutions:Economic Implications for Resource Optimization, Green Investment,and Institutional Sustainability
高等教育機関のカーボンフットプリント測定：資源最適化、グリーン投資、および機関の持続可能性のための経済的含意 (AI 翻訳)
Neha Sharma
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日本語
本論文は、インドの高等教育機関の運営データを用いて、スコープ別排出量、電力コスト暴露、再生可能エネルギー節約ポテンシャルを分析。2023年度の排出量は14,899.1 tCO₂eで、前年比14%減少し、学生一人当たり排出量は6.65から3.86 tCO₂eに改善。再生可能エネルギーによるオフセットは1,033.53 tCO₂で、年間約1,279万円の節約効果を示す。炭素フットプリント評価を資源制約と説明責任が高まる高等教育の環境ガバナンスにおける戦略的経済ツールとして位置付けている。
English
This paper analyzes scope-wise emissions, electricity cost exposure, and renewable energy savings potential using operational data from an Indian higher education institution. FY 2023-24 emissions decreased to 14,899.1 tCO₂e from 17,314.0 tCO₂e, with Scope 2 purchased energy accounting for 83.01%. Emissions per student dropped from 6.65 to 3.86 tCO₂e, and renewable power output of 1,423,604 kWh offset 1,033.53 tCO₂, yielding annual savings of ₹1.279 crore. The study presents carbon footprint assessment as a strategic economic tool for sustainable campus governance.
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日本のGX文脈において
日本の大学でもSSBJや統合報告書への対応が進む中、キャンパスのカーボンフットプリント算定と経済分析を結びつける本論文の手法は、国内の高等教育機関の脱炭素戦略立案および投資判断に示唆を与える。特にスコープ2排出の割合が高い点は、日本の大学のエネルギー調達における再エネ比率向上の重要性を再認識させる。
In the global GX context
As higher education institutions globally face pressure to disclose emissions under frameworks like TCFD/ISSB, this case study from India provides a practical template for integrating carbon footprint assessment with economic analysis. The focus on Scope 2 emissions and renewable energy savings offers a replicable model for campus sustainability officers and demonstrates how carbon accounting can drive cost-effective green investments amid resource constraints.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:This paper offers a methodology for campus-level carbon footprint accounting with economic indicators, useful for comparative studies or replication in different institutional contexts.
🏢実務担当者:University sustainability officers can adopt the scope-wise emission analysis and renewable energy savings quantification to build a business case for green investments and report to stakeholders.
🏛政策担当者:Higher education ministries can use the findings to promote carbon pricing mechanisms or green procurement policies for universities, especially in developing economies.
📄 Abstract（原文）
This paper explores the carbon price produced by higher education as an economic-oriented thread of GHG accounting, in terms of resource competition, green investment, and institutional sustainability. This study computes a variety of emission indicators like electricity-cost exposure, renewable-energy savings potential and decarbonization avenues using operational data on scope-wise emissions from an Indian higher education institution for FY 2018–19 to FY 2023–24. FY 2023-24 emissions decreased to 14,899.1 tCO₂e from FY 2022-23 at 17,314.0 tCO₂e with the largest source of the last footprint being from Scope 2 purchased energy at 83.01%. This resulted in a reduction of emissions per student from 6.65 to 3.86 tCO2 e and significantly better normalized performance and about 1,033.53 tCO2 offset due to the renewable power output of 1423604 kWh applied annual savings estimated at ₹1.279 crore This finding shows carbon footprint assessment as a strategic economic tool for sustainable campus governance and low-carbon institutional reform in the current resource-constrained and accountability-oriented regulatory settings of global higher education systems.
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