{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"analysis_type":["carbon footprint analysis"]},"warnings":[{"code":"facet_value_not_in_vocabulary","message":"Value 'carbon footprint analysis' for facet 'analysis_type' is not in the controlled vocabulary."}]},"total":{"value":1,"relation":"eq"},"page":1,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?analysis_type=carbon+footprint+analysis","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"iisd-000807","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-000807","title":"University Data Centres: Policy and business case for reducing greenhouse gas emissions","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2010-09-23","source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/university-data-centres-policy-and-business-case-reducing-greenhouse-gas","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report evaluates three scenarios for reducing the carbon footprint of university data centres: relocation to zero-carbon facilities, relocation to low-emission urban grids with waste heat recovery, and modifying existing centres for waste heat capture. Analysis of three universities showed that only the University of Alberta's waste heat capture scenario yielded a positive net present value (NPV) from carbon credit sales. The combined annual carbon footprint for the studied centres was 11,305 tonnes of CO2e. The study concludes that while individual university projects are generally not economically attractive via carbon credits, a green community cloud operated by CANARIE offers a more viable economic and leadership opportunity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000807#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The combined annual carbon footprint for the three evaluated main ICT data centres was 11,305 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e), with specific contributions from the University of Alberta (5,288), Dalhousie (5,010), and Ottawa (1,007).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000807#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Of the three scenarios investigated—relocation to zero-carbon facilities, relocation to low-emission urban grids with waste heat use, and modifying existing centres for waste heat capture—only the third scenario for the University of Alberta resulted in a positive net present value (NPV) from the sale of carbon credits.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000807#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["greenhouse gas emissions","carbon offset","data center","renewable energy","waste heat recovery","carbon footprint","cloud computing"],"geography_discussed":["Ottawa","Dalhousie","Alberta"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["feasibility study","economic analysis","carbon footprint analysis"]}]}