Project

CO2 emission model and its application

Owner
Manager
Responsible department
The main processes
Jira
RAK 71
Link with the Strategic Plan

Tallinn University of Technology stands out for climate smartness and energy efficiency, being the testing lab for cities of the future. The university is a whole regardless of its many facility locations.

Deadline
31/12/2024
Status
Project is ongoing

The goal of the project is to develop a model to measure TalTech’s carbon footprint. Additional objectives planned during the project:

  • Carbon footprint inventory (2022 base year) and metrics
  • 2035 climate-neutral university action plan
  • Low carbon procurement practice
  • Activities supporting research excellence (development and implementation of a multi-level carbon footprint hybrid model at TalTech, creation and implementation of an automated inventory management tool
  • Activities to support the excellence of teaching (introduction of available carbon footprint models, the reflection of the research process carried out at TalTech in teaching and learning and personal opportunities to participate in research).

 

Brief description of the model: Existing data describing TalTech’s carbon footprint are collected from three main datasets – a) building energy consumption dataset, b) mobility dataset, c) services and goods purchase dataset. For everyone’s use, an interface with already existing large databases is created, for example mobility data comes from the Telia Crowd Insights service database, services and goods from the Microsoft NAV Dynamics database. The model belongs to TalTech.

Project benefits

The measurable and decreasing carbon footprint of the university, giving content to the goal of a 2035 climate-neutral university and progress towards climate neutrality. The climate neutrality development of other universities and organizations. TalTech’s development as a leader and a signpost in the field.