Title: Towards zero carbon emission at YTU Davutpasa Campus

Authors: Fatma Zehra Sukur; Bestami Ozkaya; Tamer Yilmaz

Addresses: Environmental Engineering Department, Civil Engineering Faculty, Yildiz Technical University, Davutpasa Mah. YTU, Davutpasa Campus, C Block Esenler/Istanbul 34220, Turkey ' Environmental Engineering Department, Civil Engineering Faculty, Yildiz Technical University, Davutpasa Mah. YTU, Davutpasa Campus, C Block Esenler/Istanbul 34220, Turkey ' Yildiz Technical University, Davutpasa Mah. YTU, Davutpasa Campus YTU Rectorate, Esenler/Istanbul, 34220, Turkey

Abstract: Yildiz Technical University has developed a sustainable campus model by investing in renewable energy sources, implementing a zero-waste management system, and installing water-efficient irrigation systems. The Davutpasa Campus has recently become a hub for training, research centres and other R&D activities to improve sustainability. It succeeded to decrease its total energy consumption by 15% and transportation actions by 7% in comparison to the reference year 2018. The reduction of emissions was greatly achieved by carbon offsets, which resulted in a 50% decrease as compared to 2018. This strong commitment to sustainability has observed YTU's rise in green university rankings.

Keywords: sustainability; green universities; emission sinks; carbon offsetting.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGW.2024.141402

International Journal of Global Warming, 2024 Vol.34 No.1, pp.1 - 18

Received: 23 Aug 2023
Accepted: 20 Nov 2023
Published online: 11 Sep 2024 *

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