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The Question
Can being an online student
save the world?
We have met
the enemy…
The (potentially)
Significant Difference
“The Internet and other eLearning methods
have the potential to radically reduce
energy consumption and emissions."
Open University Design Innovation Group (DIG), 2005
Driving Change
Distance learning courses result in a
92% reduction in "travel-related”
environmental impact.
Open University Design Innovation Group (DIG), 2005
Individual Action
Being an online student can reduce CO2
emissions from roughly 81kg (178.5 lbs)
to about 2kg (4.4 lbs) per student.
Open University Design Innovation Group (DIG), 2005
Fueling the Issue
Cost for Gas Carbon
Per student/year $146.30 1,107 lbs
Per class/term $1,219.14 9,226 lbs
Fall 2008 $449,263,968.33 5,099,753,154 lbs
Fueling the Issue
Cost for Gas Carbon
Per student/year $146.30 1,107 lbs
Per class/term $1,219.14 9,226 lbs
Fall 2008 $449,263,968.33 5,099,753,154 lbs
Cutting Costs NOT Trees!
Electronic delivery of distance courses
more than halves paper and print
consumption.
Open University Design Innovation Group (DIG), 2005
Textbooks
Every glossy new textbook requires
4.5kWh of energy producing about
6.6lbs of carbon dioxide emissions.
The Carbon Footprint of Digital Print, Exact Editions blog, 2008
Digital Difference
A digital book requires about 1/15 kWh
of electricity generating 0.34lbs CO2 per
reading.
The Carbon Footprint of Digital Print, Exact Editions blog, 2008
Digital Disappointment
Digital Disappointment
Eschew the Classroom
Online learning provided impressive
carbon dioxide savings over
conventional classroom education.
Open University Design Innovation Group (DIG), 2005
Eschew the Classroom
Online learning reduces annual electrical
costs by an average of $229 per student.
Derived from estimated provided by Bowling Green State University
Totaling the Reduction
Online Advantage Cost Savings Carbon Reduction
Gasoline/Travel $449,263,958 2,549,877 tons
Digital textbooks ??? 498,000 tons
Classroom Energy $1,055,390,146 20,364,072 tons
$1,504,654,114 23,411,948 tons
Cashing in on Green
Total carbon reductions of 23 million tons would equate to carbon credits worth
$497 Million
E-Learning is G-Learning
Online Education is one of the
most effective ways an institution
can reduce its carbon footprint.