Climate change, one of the biggest threat of global life, is continuously triggered by greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere due to human activities. Carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the most important greenhouse gases, has revealed the concept of carbon footprint, and efforts to take mitigation measures by calculating it have become widespread. With sustainable campus studies, universities, where science and innovations are created, lead other institutions by creating the necessary database for measuring and managing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and calculating the corporate carbon footprint. This study calculated and compared the carbon footprints of Sakarya University Esentepe Campus for 2019 and 2020 when distance education was carried out during the Covid-19 pandemic. Greenhouse gas emissions resulting from activities on campus were calculated and converted to a CO2 equivalent. GHG emission factors and the Tier-1 method of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) were used in the calculations. As a result, the carbon footprint was 13273.38 tCO2e in 2019 and 6338.72 tCO2e in 2020. It was determined that the largest share of carbon emissions was due to the use of electrical energy. The results obtained for both years were compared, and a 47.7% reduction in total emissions was evaluated. In the light of current studies on carbon emission reduction, suggestions and measures need to be taken are summarized in this research.
Carbon footprint, greenhouse gas emission, pandemic, Sakarya University, Esentepe Campus, Turkey.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Environmental Engineering |
Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | February 28, 2023 |
Submission Date | May 6, 2022 |
Acceptance Date | November 7, 2022 |
Published in Issue | Year 2023, Volume 27, Issue 1 |
Bibtex | @research article { saufenbilder1113024, journal = {Sakarya University Journal of Science}, eissn = {2147-835X}, address = {}, publisher = {Sakarya University}, year = {2023}, volume = {27}, number = {1}, pages = {14 - 21}, doi = {10.16984/saufenbilder.1113024}, title = {The Effects of the Covid-19 Period on Carbon Footprint in Sakarya University Esentepe Campus}, key = {cite}, author = {Yiğit, Mahnaz and Şeneren, Merve} } |
APA | Yiğit, M. & Şeneren, M. (2023). The Effects of the Covid-19 Period on Carbon Footprint in Sakarya University Esentepe Campus . Sakarya University Journal of Science , 27 (1) , 14-21 . DOI: 10.16984/saufenbilder.1113024 |
MLA | Yiğit, M. , Şeneren, M. "The Effects of the Covid-19 Period on Carbon Footprint in Sakarya University Esentepe Campus" . Sakarya University Journal of Science 27 (2023 ): 14-21 <https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/saufenbilder/issue/75859/1113024> |
Chicago | Yiğit, M. , Şeneren, M. "The Effects of the Covid-19 Period on Carbon Footprint in Sakarya University Esentepe Campus". Sakarya University Journal of Science 27 (2023 ): 14-21 |
RIS | TY - JOUR T1 - The Effects of the Covid-19 Period on Carbon Footprint in Sakarya University Esentepe Campus AU - MahnazYiğit, MerveŞeneren Y1 - 2023 PY - 2023 N1 - doi: 10.16984/saufenbilder.1113024 DO - 10.16984/saufenbilder.1113024 T2 - Sakarya University Journal of Science JF - Journal JO - JOR SP - 14 EP - 21 VL - 27 IS - 1 SN - -2147-835X M3 - doi: 10.16984/saufenbilder.1113024 UR - https://doi.org/10.16984/saufenbilder.1113024 Y2 - 2022 ER - |
EndNote | %0 Sakarya University Journal of Science The Effects of the Covid-19 Period on Carbon Footprint in Sakarya University Esentepe Campus %A Mahnaz Yiğit , Merve Şeneren %T The Effects of the Covid-19 Period on Carbon Footprint in Sakarya University Esentepe Campus %D 2023 %J Sakarya University Journal of Science %P -2147-835X %V 27 %N 1 %R doi: 10.16984/saufenbilder.1113024 %U 10.16984/saufenbilder.1113024 |
ISNAD | Yiğit, Mahnaz , Şeneren, Merve . "The Effects of the Covid-19 Period on Carbon Footprint in Sakarya University Esentepe Campus". Sakarya University Journal of Science 27 / 1 (February 2023): 14-21 . https://doi.org/10.16984/saufenbilder.1113024 |
AMA | Yiğit M. , Şeneren M. The Effects of the Covid-19 Period on Carbon Footprint in Sakarya University Esentepe Campus. SAUJS. 2023; 27(1): 14-21. |
Vancouver | Yiğit M. , Şeneren M. The Effects of the Covid-19 Period on Carbon Footprint in Sakarya University Esentepe Campus. Sakarya University Journal of Science. 2023; 27(1): 14-21. |
IEEE | M. Yiğit and M. Şeneren , "The Effects of the Covid-19 Period on Carbon Footprint in Sakarya University Esentepe Campus", Sakarya University Journal of Science, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 14-21, Feb. 2023, doi:10.16984/saufenbilder.1113024 |
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