Carbon Neutrality

Achieving carbon neutrality means that GHG emissions from human activities are balanced by the removal of these gases from the atmosphere, that is, the
balance between emissions and removals from the atmosphere (for example by the sequestration capacity of the forest) is null. The ambition of achieving carbon neutrality in 2050 with the contribution of all stakeholders is the driver of this living lab. 


For that, a Pathway to Carbon Neutrality is being defined: the starting point is the GHG emissions inventory of the living lab, in which the year 2019 is defined as baseline and all entities present in its geographical area are considered, covering a population of 6 876 individuals (1 662 residents at Quinta de São Gonçalo; 5053 individuals at NOVA SBE, among students, teachers and operational assistants or similar; and an estimate of 161 individuals associated with the services identified in the living lab area).


The next step corresponds to the determination of the effort for carbon neutrality which consists in the projection of GHG emissions obtained in the inventory from 2019 to 2050, considering that the current activity and patterns of the living lab will be maintained until 2050 (Business-as-Usual scenario). The analysis of the GHG emissions projections will allow us to understand the effort that the living lab players incur until carbon neutrality. It is on this effort (in tCO2e) that measures and projects to reduce GHG emissions will be defined, considering existing policies and practices of both the municipality of Cascais and NOVA SBE University, which have special influence in the project's area of action, as well as the collection of expectations of stakeholders.


In a pioneering initiative to boost the living lab and pave the way for carbon neutrality with the contribution of all stakeholders, the Smart Pole Market is being created, a mechanism for generating and exchanging carbon credits that aims to make stakeholders responsible for their CO2 emissions or compensate them for avoided emissions resulting from sustainable behavior.

 

GHG emissions (tCO2e) in 2019
1
Âmbito
Emissões diretas
324
tCO2e
Ícone Consumo de combustíveis
Consumo de combustíveis
Total
324
tCO2e
Bairro de S. Gonçalo
322
NOVA SBE
2
2
Âmbito
Emissões indiretas resultantes do consumo de electricidade adquirida
1459
tCO2e
Ícone Consumo de electricidade
Consumo de electricidade
Total
1459
tCO2e
Bairro de S. Gonçalo
738
NOVA SBE
662
3
Âmbito
Emissões Indiretas
11 715
tCO2e
Ícone Tratamento de resíduos e águas residuais
Tratamento de resíduos e águas residuais
Total
549
tCO2e
Bairro de S. Gonçalo
151
NOVA SBE
419
Ícone Deslocações da população - transportes
Deslocações da população - transportes
Total
5 755
tCO2e
Bairro de S. Gonçalo
2 188
NOVA SBE
3 567
Ícone Viagens de negócio
Viagens de negócio
Total
60
tCO2e
NOVA SBE
60
Ícone Arrendamento de espaços e residência
Arrendamento de espaços e residência
Total
218
tCO2e
NOVA SBE
218
Ícone Perdas de transmissão e distribuição do fornecimento da energia da rede
Perdas de transmissão e distribuição do fornecimento da energia da rede
Total
155
tCO2e
Bairro de S. Gonçalo
73
NOVA SBE
82
ícone representativo das viagens dos alunos
Viagens dos alunos durante o ano letivo
Total
3149
tCO2e
Totalidade de cada local
NOVA SBE
8 198
tCO2e
Bairro de S. Gonçalo
3 472
tCO2e
Totalidade das emissões
11 670
tCO2e