Carbon Reduction Challenge - overview
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The Carbon Reduction Challenge is a program run by Georgia Tech that educates students to become climate literacy ambassadors. Students learn about climate change, identify a carbon reduction project at their university, quantify the carbon savings and cost savings, and pitch their project. The program has grown over time, with more participating universities completing projects that have avoided over 40 million pounds of CO2 emissions. It helps students gain skills in translating climate science into practical solutions.
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Carbon Reduction Challenge - overview
- 1. CARBON REDUCTION CHALLENGE With support from the Ray C. Anderson Foundation and Scheller College of Business EDUCATING CLIMATE LITERATE SUSTAINABILITY AMBASSADORS Kim M. Cobb, College of Science Beril Toktay, Scheller College of Business Lalith Polepeddi, Global Change Program
- 2. Learn climate 101 Identify carbon reduction project Quantify CO2 and cost savings Pitch to exec team Compete for most effective project How it works RAY C.ANDERSON CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSGLOBAL CHANGE PROGRAM
- 3. 500,000 lbs CO2 reduced $40,000 saved
- 4. 1.5M lbs CO2 reduced $3.5M saved
- 6. Online project and partner showcase Searchable database of student projects Student and partner testimonials FAQs for students and partnering organizations Resources for replicating the Challenge at other universitiescarbonreduction.gatech.edu/projects
- 7. Impact Growth in carbon savings Growth in participating institutions Learning outcomes RAY C.ANDERSON CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSGLOBAL CHANGE PROGRAM
- 8. Growth in carbon savings by cohort 0M 6M 12M 17M 23MPoundsofCO2saved
- 9. Growth in carbon savings by cohort 0M 6M 12M 17M 23MPoundsofCO2saved avoided over 40 million lbs of CO2 emissions over history of Challenge
- 10. How much is 40,000,000 lbs of CO2? 120 homes going 100% solar for 20 years
- 11. Growth in participating institutions Georgia Tech
- 12. Growth in participating institutions Georgia Tech Emory University Kennesaw University Auburn University Georgia State University University of Alabama Sope Elementary
- 13. Growth in participating institutions Georgia Tech Emory University Kennesaw University Auburn University Georgia State University University of Alabama Sope Elementary State University of New York at Buffalo University of California San Diego Technical University of Munich National Engineering Services Pakistan
- 14. Learning outcomes Gain carbon literacy skills Translate science, technology, and business concepts into practice Navigate organizational decision making processes Equip students to enact climate solutions
- 15. Learning outcomes Gain carbon literacy skills The percentage of students able to quantify the average American's carbon footprint increased from 30% to 80% from the beginning to the end of the semester Translate science, technology, and business concepts into practice Navigate organizational decision making processes Equip students to enact climate solutions Student scores doubled with respect to how prepared they felt in tackling a future carbon reduction project in their workplace
- 16. Learning outcomes 2018 Innovation in Co-curricular Education Award Georgia Tech Center for Teaching and Learning RAY C.ANDERSON CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSGLOBAL CHANGE PROGRAM
- 17. Impact Growth in carbon savings Growth in participating institutions Learning outcomes RAY C.ANDERSON CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSGLOBAL CHANGE PROGRAM
- 18. Next steps Grow to serve 80 Georgia Tech students each semester and 15 undergrads at Emory per semester Develop a scalable template that can be adopted at other educational institutions RAY C.ANDERSON CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSGLOBAL CHANGE PROGRAM
- 19. Why this matters In Oct 2018, the IPCC released a report on the state of global warming, urging every sector of the economy to get to zero emissions The Carbon Reduction Challenge helps equip students to enact climate solutions, regardless of their field of study RAY C.ANDERSON CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSGLOBAL CHANGE PROGRAM
- 20. Partner with us Dr. Kim Cobb Faculty Director, Global Change Program Dr. Beril Toktay Faculty Director, Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business Shelby Ellis Graduate Research Assistant, Climate Sciences Kjersti Lukens Program Coordinator, Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business RAY C.ANDERSON CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSGLOBAL CHANGE PROGRAM Lalith Polepeddi Research Scientist, Global Change Program
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- A. What is the CRC? The Carbon Reduction Challenge is a semester long competition that empowers students to become part of the climate change solution We ask students who hold internships and co-ops to design projects that reduce CO2 emissions while delivering cost savings to their employers.
- B. How does it work? After learning about the fundamentals of climate and energy, interns and co-op students identify an opportunity to reduce CO2 emissions at their employer They quantify the carbon reductions and cost savings potential of their project They pitch the project to management for approval so that it can be implemented At the end of their internships and co-ops, students return to Tech, present their carbon reduction projects, and compete to see who had the largest and most effective reductions in CO2 emissions.
- C. What are some examples (pt 1/3)? By the end of the semester many of the projects reach a stage where they can be implemented. SunTrust. At SunTrust, the student team learned that SunTrust employees book about 20K rental cars per year for business travel, which produce about 5.2M lbs CO2 per year. They also learned that when SunTrust employees book a car, 50% go with the default car size of an intermediate car, which is less fuel efficient than an economy car. So by switching the default selected option in SunTrust's car booking system to economy, they calculated that they would be able to lower SunTrust's CO2 emissions by 500,000 lbs and, in doing so, save the company $40,000 per year.
- C. What are some examples (pt 2/3)? Chick-Fil-A. We had a student team work at Chick-Fil-A over the summer. Chick-fil-A restaurants currently hand wash all pots, pans, and dishes, and they have been looking to install dishwashing equipment. So the student team did not introduce this idea, but they did add water and energy savings to help make the business case. They calculated that doing so would save 1.5M lbs of CO2 per year, $3,562,000 saved per year, and pay off in 4.62 years
- C. What are some examples (pt 3/3)? And these are just two examples. Students have designed carbon reduction projects with several other organizations, which range from multinational corporations, governmental, and non-governmental organizations.
- C. What are some examples (pt 3/3)? A full list of projects is available here
- D. What's been the scale of impact (pt 1/) So briefly that's the Carbon Reduction Challenge and how it works We had the opportunity to present this at last year's Reimagine Education conference So in the remaining time, I'd like to show what we've been able to accomplish since then
- D. What's been the scale of impact (pt 1/) First, in terms of carbon savings * Last year, we showed that carbon savings from student projects have grown exponentially over time, and that carbon savings topped 20M lbs of CO2
- D. What's been the scale of impact (pt 2/) * Since then, carbon savings from student projects have topped 40M lbs of CO2. That's the same as taking over 4000 cars off the road for a year. The exponential growth curve for carbon reductions is continuing. Cost savings follow a similar growth curve. We're excited to see how we can continue to growth in subsequent cohorts
- D. What's been the scale of impact (pt 2/) * Since then, carbon savings from student projects have topped 40M lbs of CO2. That's the same as taking over 4000 cars off the road for a year. The exponential growth curve for carbon reductions is continuing. Cost savings follow a similar growth curve. We're excited to see how we can continue to growth in subsequent cohorts
- D. What's been the scale of impact (pt 3/) Second, in terms of student participants * Last year, we had interns and co-op students participating mainly from Georgia Tech
- D. What's been the scale of impact (pt 4/) * Since then, we have attracted students from 5 more schools. The students received information about the Carbon Reduction Challenge through word of mouth from previous attendees, campus fliers and e-mail listservs, in-class presentations, and through direct recruitment by participating host organizations.
- D. What's been the scale of impact (pt 5/) * Additionally, we have received interest from students and faculty about replicating the Carbon Reduction Challenge at their own institution We are actively assisting these colleagues in their explorations to launch a version of the Challenge at their institutions. We are also sharing all support materials and grading rubrics for those colleagues who prefer to run the Carbon Challenge in the context of a for-credit class.
- D. What's been the scale of impact (pt 8/) Third, in terms of learning outcomes Since then, we have early quantified results. Twenty-one students in Dr. Toktay’s course, MGT 6359: Business Strategies for Sustainability, Spring 2018 participated in an in-class version of the Carbon Reduction Challenge in Spring, 2018. Working with an assessment specialist at Georgia Tech, Dr. Toktay administered a pre- and post-survey to the students to gauge the impact of their participation with respect to their carbon literacy, and potential for continued engagement as sustainable business champions. With respect to carbon literacy, the percentage of students able to quantify an average American’s carbon footprint increased from 30% to 80% from the beginning to the end of the semester. With respect to future engagement as a sustainability champion, student scores doubled with respect to how prepared they felt in tackling a future carbon reduction project in their workplace.
- D. What's been the scale of impact (pt 8/) Third, in terms of learning outcomes Since then, we have early quantified results. Twenty-one students in Dr. Toktay’s course, MGT 6359: Business Strategies for Sustainability, Spring 2018 participated in an in-class version of the Carbon Reduction Challenge in Spring, 2018. Working with an assessment specialist at Georgia Tech, Dr. Toktay administered a pre- and post-survey to the students to gauge the impact of their participation with respect to their carbon literacy, and potential for continued engagement as sustainable business champions. With respect to carbon literacy, the percentage of students able to quantify an average American’s carbon footprint increased from 30% to 80% from the beginning to the end of the semester. With respect to future engagement as a sustainability champion, student scores doubled with respect to how prepared they felt in tackling a future carbon reduction project in their workplace.
- D. What's been the scale of impact (pt 8/) * And in recognition of this work, the faculty directors of the Carbon Reduction Challenge Beril Toktay and Kim Cobb won the Georgia Tech Innovation in Co-Curricular Education Award in Spring, 2018.
- D. What's been the scale of impact (pt 1/) So across three axes of CO2 savings, student and institution participants, and learning outcomes, we’re not seeing one off results, but consistent path to growing impact
- Regarding our plans for the future, we plan to: Grow the Carbon Reduction Challenge to serve 80 co-op and intern undergrads at Georgia Tech per semester. Develop a replicable template that can be adopted at other universities and K-12 schools to reach thousands more students and enable campus to campus competitions
- E. Why does this matter Wanted to end by placing the Carbon Reduction Challenge in a broader context for why I think it matters In Oct 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released at urgent report on the state of global warming, urging the world to take action to prevent global warming from exceeding 1.5 C above pre industrial levels The message was clear: every sector of the economy needs to get reduce CO2 emissions to stabilize the climate One of the core goals of the Carbon Reduction Challenge is to equip students, regardless of their major, to enact climate solutions They will need these skills to navigate the decades to come, and the Carbon Reduction Challenge is one way to help them along this path