Recommendations

• Purchased electricity: We reduce our emissions by 3,000 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide each year that we buy green electricity!
  • Our green electricity contract puts us in sight of our goals. Renew the green electricity purchase.
  • Computers and other appliances are often left on when not in use, in classrooms, labs, and student rooms.
  • Colby should educate students and faculty about this waste of electricity.
    
• On-campus Stationary: Colby emits about 13,000 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide each year in order to power the steam plant that heats the buildings.
  • Better control of dorm room temperature
  • Increasing student awareness about efficient heat use and energy conservation.
    
• Transportation: Our campus vehicle fleet released about 300 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide last year.
  • Greening the campus vehicle fleet, by reducing the number of vehicles and switching to more fuel-efficient vehicles.
    
• Solid Waste: Colby emits about 630 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide each year from the 1018 tons of solid waste we produce.
  • Increase awareness about recycling
  • Modification of student and staff behavior
  • Elect dorm sustainability representatives

Colby only needs to reduce 562 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions to reach 1990 levels, the short-term goal set by the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers.