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The Untapped Carbon Potential of the Water Sector. Seminar

2024

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Our HERUS Jour Fixe seminars provide a dedicated platform for our team to exchange insights on research progress, ongoing projects, and other relevant topics. These sessions foster collaboration and knowledge-sharing within the group, welcoming guest speakers who present their work, sparking discussions and potential synergies for future projects.

In this seminar, Anna Christy, researcher at Newcastle University, presented about the untapped carbon potential of the water sector in mitigating climate change. This research delves into identifying climate mitigation actions within the water sector by scrutinizing its carbon accounting methodology, known as the Carbon Accounting Workbook. The study aims to pinpoint emission hotspots, particularly focusing on the accuracy of Scope 1 emissions calculation and opportunities for enhancement. Through an examination of capital and operational emissions across various asset classes within the water and wastewater sector, the research highlights disparities between existing practices and optimal carbon accounting standards.

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2024

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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/entities/publication/ae0031ff-ae8c-43c5-82a7-8dbfdd98e34c

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Carbon accounting

Carbon accounting (or greenhouse gas accounting) is a framework of methods to measure and track how much greenhouse gas (GHG) an organization emits. It can also be used to track projects or actions to reduce emissions in sectors such as forestry or renewable energy. Corporations, cities and other groups use these techniques to help limit climate change. Organizations will often set an emissions baseline, create targets for reducing emissions, and track progress towards them.

Water industry

The water industry provides drinking water and wastewater services (including sewage treatment) to residential, commercial, and industrial sectors of the economy. Typically public utilities operate water supply networks. The water industry does not include manufacturers and suppliers of bottled water, which is part of the beverage production and belongs to the food sector. The water industry includes water engineering, operations, water and wastewater plant construction, equipment supply and specialist water treatment chemicals, among others.

Climate change mitigation

Climate change mitigation is action to limit climate change by reducing emissions of greenhouse gases or removing those gases from the atmosphere. The recent rise in global average temperature is mostly due to emissions from burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas. Mitigation can reduce emissions by transitioning to sustainable energy sources, conserving energy, and increasing efficiency. It is possible to remove carbon dioxide () from the atmosphere by enlarging forests, restoring wetlands and using other natural and technical processes.

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