THE ROAD TOWARD CARBON NEUTRALITY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GENOA

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1 THE ROAD TOWARD CARBON NEUTRALITY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GENOA Speaker: Fabio Magrassi PhD at University of Genoa THE ROAD TOWARD CARBON NEUTRALITY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GENOA

2 Numbers: 127 Bachelor Course 42 Master Courses 14 PhD Schools 22 Departments Students Visiting students Employees 4 University branch

3 CE.Si.S.P. is an interuniversity Centre for the Development of Product Sustainability, coming from the interaction among different specialised abilities and Advanced Research Centres. The constituent universities are: University of Genoa (Administrative seat), Polytechnic of Turin, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa. CE.Si.S.P. research centre is deeply interdisciplinary and consists of academic professors, academic research fellows, PhD engineers and experts. Pisa

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5 Working Group_ Environmental Sustainability Interdepartmental Group formed by academics, clerks and technicians Research Projects Test Schools involved Polytechnic School (Engineering & Architecture) School of Social Sciences (Economy & Education) School of Mathematics & Sciences School of Human Sciences University = Living Lab

6 Ministerial Agreements 29 April 2014 Voluntary agreement between the Italian Ministry of Environment and the University of Genoa. The main objective of the agreement is the reduction of the Green House Gasses (GHG) emissions due to the Schools activities + =

7 ISO Scope 1: emissions that arise directly from sources that are owned or controlled by the University; Scope 2: emissions generated by purchased other entity but consumed by the University; Scope 3: emissions generated from the activities of University, but occur from sources not owned or controlled by the University.

8 Transport GHG CORE EMISSION GROUPS Waste Heating Purchasing Electricity Water

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10 Transport GHG CORE EMISSION GROUPS Waste Heating Purchasing Electricity Water

11 Waste management data: Department of Economy Polytechnic school - Engineering

12 Waste management data: Categories Fractions of waste [kg/person year] Paper Plastic Generic Waste Professors Students University Clerks

13 t CO2 eq/year Results Electricity Heat Water Waste

14 Carbon Management: It s a management process which promotes environmental effectiveness in organizations. It is designed to maximize efficiencies in the consumption of resources that contribute to climate change.

15 Analysis of the System Bottleneck

16 Smart Polygeneration grid Savona Campus

17 Smart Polygeneration grid Savona Campus

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19 kg CO2 eq/year Energy production & consumption improvements Heat Electricity

20 Waste Management System Aims: Recover materials Circular Economy Reduce waste Reduce environmental impact Educate to sustainability Spread knowledge Create, test and share best practices Improve the waste management

21 Waste Management System

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23 100 participants (companies, public bodies, etc ) 20 circular projects under development

24 VER register is operated by CE.Si.S.P., interuniversity Centre for the Development of Product Sustainability. CE.Si.S.P. manages the Registry VER eco2care, guaranteeing the necessary independence between the body in charge of credit certification and the management of a credit registry.