Transition to a low carbon economy in schools: an evolutionary study
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2021
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As alterações climáticas têm sido dos principais problemas a enfrentar na atualidade. Alcançar as metas de redução de gases de efeito estufa (GEE) e a neutralidade carbónica por meio da transição para uma Economia de Baixo Carbono (EBC) são apenas das muitas políticas adotadas para reduzir as emissões de carbono em todas as áreas e mitigar os impactos das alterações climáticas.
O Projeto Interreg Sudoe ClimACT foi criado para promover e apoiar a transição para uma EBC nas escolas através do desenvolvimento de uma metodologia baseada na aplicação de auditorias técnicas para avaliar o desempenho ambiental e energético das escolas; através do benchmarking de escolas com base na implementação de indicadores-chave de desempenho (KPI); e através da avaliação ambiental e energética com base em pontuações criadas pelo projeto. Esta dissertação, desenvolvida no âmbito deste projeto, faz uma análise comparativa e evolutiva do desempenho de seis escolas portuguesas do ClimACT e avalia se a metodologia aplicada conduziu as escolas a um caminho de uma ECB.
Os resultados mostram que, de uma pontuação de 0 a 5, a pontuação média de todos os setores para as seis escolas foi de 2,1 e 2,2 antes e depois da implementação das medidas de melhoria, respetivamente. Este mero aumento de 0,1 indica que há espaço para mais melhorias, particularmente nos setores da mobilidade e compras verdes.
Climate change has been one of the major issues facing our time. Achieving greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets and reaching carbon neutrality by transitioning to a Low Carbon Economy (LCE) are among many policies adopted to reduce carbon emissions in all areas and mitigate the impacts of climate change. The Interreg Sudoe ClimACT Project was created to promote and support the transition to a LCE in schools by developing a methodology based on application of technical audits to assess schools’ environmental and energy performances; benchmarking of schools based on the implementation of Key Performance Indicators (KPI); and environmental and energy assessment based on scores created by the project. This thesis, developed in the framework of this project, makes an evolutive comparative analysis of the performance of six Portuguese ClimACT schools and assesses if the methodology applied conducted the schools in a pathway to a LCE. Results show that out of a score of 0 to 5, the average score of all sectors for all six schools was 2.1 and 2.2 before and after implementation of improvement measures, respectively. This mere increase of 0.1 indicates that there is room for more improvements, particularly in mobility and green procurement sectors.
Climate change has been one of the major issues facing our time. Achieving greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets and reaching carbon neutrality by transitioning to a Low Carbon Economy (LCE) are among many policies adopted to reduce carbon emissions in all areas and mitigate the impacts of climate change. The Interreg Sudoe ClimACT Project was created to promote and support the transition to a LCE in schools by developing a methodology based on application of technical audits to assess schools’ environmental and energy performances; benchmarking of schools based on the implementation of Key Performance Indicators (KPI); and environmental and energy assessment based on scores created by the project. This thesis, developed in the framework of this project, makes an evolutive comparative analysis of the performance of six Portuguese ClimACT schools and assesses if the methodology applied conducted the schools in a pathway to a LCE. Results show that out of a score of 0 to 5, the average score of all sectors for all six schools was 2.1 and 2.2 before and after implementation of improvement measures, respectively. This mere increase of 0.1 indicates that there is room for more improvements, particularly in mobility and green procurement sectors.
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Orientação: Joana Múrias Gomes Lage
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MESTRADO EM ENGENHARIA DO AMBIENTE, ENGENHARIA DO AMBIENTE, CLIMACT, GASES COM EFEITO DE ESTUFA, INDICADORES DE DESEMPENHO, INDICADORES AMBIENTAIS, ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, GREENHOUSE GASES, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS, ECONOMIA DE BAIXO CARBONO, LOW-CARBON ECONOMY, DESEMPENHO ENERGÉTICO, LOW-CARBON ECONOMY