UF Graduation Spring Commencement 2011

Event Offset 55.75 tonnes CO2

The University of Florida's 233rd graduation ceremony for Spring 2011 was UF's third ever carbon neutral commencement. By purchasing offsets from Earth Givers, Inc., UF neutralized emissions resulting from electricity and water consumption at commencement venues around campus.

Production:
May
5, 2011 to May 11, 2011
Location: Gainesville, Florida
Country: United States

Carbon Source:
Phillips Center: 7.58 tCO2
Stephen C. O'Connell Center: 47.11 tCO2
University Auditorium: 1.05 tCO2

Emissions Data Certified by:
ICBE, Inc.
6651 NW 23rd Ave
Gainesville, FL 32606-8400, US
mark@icbe.com

Reduction:
Jan 1, 2003 to Dec 31, 2013
Location: North-Central Florida
Country: United States

Carbon Sink:

Sink Type: Energy Efficient Technology
Landfill Gas Recovery and Destruction
Sink Reduction Rate: 25,309 tCO
2/yr

Emission Reductions Created by:
Earth Givers, Inc.
408 West University Avenue, Suite 504
Gainesville, FL 32601, US
mike@earthgivers.org

http://www.neutralgator.org

http://www.oconnellcenter.ufl.edu

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