GHG Emissions Analysis for Harrisonburg Environmental Performance Standards
Channel: JMU ISAT
Date: 2018-09-22

Full Title: GHG Emissions Analysis for Harrisonburg Environmental Performance Standards
Presenter: Levi Bane
Advised by: CJ Brodrick-Hartman, Jennifer Coffman
Sponsors: Vine & Fig
Abstract: Vine & Fig is a community center and non-profit organization that serves as a support network to members of the Harrisonburg, Virginia, community. A large proponent of progressive environmental work and a part of the Harrisonburg Environmental Performance Standards Advisory Committee, Vine & Fig is now developing an Environmental Performance Standards Action Plan for the city of Harrisonburg. The goal of this capstone project is to analyze existing datasets for greenhouse gas emissions of the two higher education entities in Harrisonburg — James Madison University and Eastern Mennonite University — with particular attention to categories of emissions within scopes one (direct emissions), two (indirect emissions), and, less heavily, three (other unintentional indirect emissions). This analysis will enable the consultation of Vine & Fig Community Center and Non-Profit during the formation and completion of their Environmental Performance Standards Action Plan by identifying sources of high greenhouse gas output, as well as applicable mitigation methods. This summary will in tandem provide information by which to identify possible sustainability incentive programs.