Greener Gov CT Reporting Dashboard
Provided by: State of Connecticut|Published on: April 9, 2024
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12, AP
Type: Data, Graphs, and Maps
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Civics
Authors: State of Connecticut
Region: North America, USA - Northeast, United States, Connecticut
Languages: English
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Synopsis
- This interactive database summarizes the utility use and associated costs for Connecticut's executive branch agencies by fiscal year.
- Each agency has a data table, a line graph depicting year-to-year change, a pie chart of the cost breakdown, and a pie chart of the resulting emissions by commodity.
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The resource presents the data in graphs and charts for easy comparison.
- This data transparency allows students to hold their government accountable for sustainability goals.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students should know the sources of greenhouse gas emissions and understand how utilities cause emissions.
- Students should know how to read graphs and charts.
Differentiation
- In social studies and civics classes, students can assess the progress made toward the state's sustainability goals, which are linked.
- Earth science classes can focus on the emissions breakdown and explore how these agencies can further reduce emissions.
- Students can identify areas for improvement in emissions or cost reduction, brainstorm possible solutions, and write a letter to the government encouraging these changes.
- Math students can analyze the data and answer questions comparing the datasets.
This resource from GreenerGov CT is a comprehensive overview of utility use and expenditure data for Executive Branch agencies participating in the GreenerGov CT initiative, and it highlights voluntary sustainability efforts from external entities. The resource presents utility use and expenditure data for participating agencies from fiscal years 2019 to 2023, sourced from the state's utility tracking system, EnergyCAP, and Core-CT, the state's financial system. The data is also available in the dataset "Utility Use and Cost Data for Executive Branch Agencies" and may be incomplete, subject to updates, and potentially divergent from agency Sustainability Performance Plans due to data adjustments in EnergyCAP. The datasets are from reliable resources, and any estimated data is established from reasonable assumptions. This data would be a relevant addition to a classroom discussion about data analytics or the consumption of government agencies.
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