The University of Edinburgh:Transition Edinburgh University
Categorise the sources of carbon emissions:
Travel
• Cars and Public Transport– Cars– Buses– Trains
• Aviation
Energy Use in Buildings
• Home Cooking
• Home Heating
• Home Lighting and electricity
• University gas and electricity use
Goods and Services
• Health and hygiene• University procurement (goods and services) • Government Services inc. Defence.• Banking and other services• Food transport and Retail• Food Production: (1/10 Transport/shipping 2/3
Meat) • Education• Leisure
Travel
• 1% Cars and Public Transport– Cars– Buses– Trains
• 23% Aviation• 1/2 Leisure/Personal• 1/3 International students• 1/6 Conference travel/ UK flights
Energy Use in Buildings
• 1% Home Cooking
• 3% Home Lighting and electricity
• 12% University gas and electricity.
• 20% Home heating
Goods and Services
• 1% University procurement (goods and services)• 3% Education• 3% Government Services inc. Defence.• 4% Banking and services• 5% Health and hygiene• 7% Leisure and activities• 7% Food transport and Retail• 8% Food Production (1/10 Transport/shipping
2/3 Meat)