Carbon Emission Benchmarking in University Campus: Strategic Development Toward Net Zero Transition

International Journal of Civil Engineering

© 2025 by SSRG - IJCE Journal

Volume 12 Issue 6

Year of Publication : 2025

Authors : Manju Rani, Bhavesh Vyas, Vineet Dahiya, Puja Acharya

10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V12I6P115

How to Cite?

Manju Rani, Bhavesh Vyas, Vineet Dahiya, Puja Acharya, "Carbon Emission Benchmarking in University Campus: Strategic Development Toward Net Zero Transition," SSRG International Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 12,  no. 6, pp. 190-200, 2025. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V12I6P115

Abstract:

With the increase in population, resource limitation will be the upcoming major challenge. To cope with the same ground-level awareness and sensitization, the utmost need is to fulfil Net Zero’s nationally determined commitment and vision. Universities have a key role in preparing youth with Net Zero-capable competencies in the wake of climate change and the imperative for transition innovation. This paper provides a benchmarking strategy to measure and contextualize academic institutions’ carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions, providing information from a real-time case study of finding per capita footprint analysis during campus operations. The study combines spatial factors—latitude, longitude, and climatic profiles—to determine regionally relevant standards. It provides institutions with a comparative frame of reference to analyze their emissions against environmental and location variables. Referred from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the data collection, analytics, methodology framing as well as literature collation, scoping emissions by scope and determining sectoral hotspots in infrastructure, utilities, mobility, and resource consumption, process is illustrated as short Greenhouse gas campus study. The research also examines how strategic policy-making would have a decisive impact on emission patterns. The most important mitigating pathways are advanced, such as using carbon sinks, campus-level auditing systems, and electronic inventory models. By emphasising integrating geospatial intelligence with institutional planning for sustainability, the research suggests a transparent and accurate working guide for universities to benchmark, track, and minimize their carbon footprint. The benchmarking model promotes informed decision-making and facilitates long-term harmonization with national and international Net Zero ambitions.

Keywords:

Benchmarking of Net Zero Campus, baseline data identification, greenhouse gas emission, Sustainable campus.

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