The Paris Agreement emerged from a need to address this issue. Therefore, decreasing GHG emissions in the atmosphere through mitigation, adaptation, and resilience is a priority to avoid irreversible effects on the planet (Guemene Dountio et al. Anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are a consequence of human activities and play an important role in climate change (Clabeaux et al. It has a significant negative impact on natural resources, terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, human health, and human systems (García-Leoz et al. This research can be a benchmark in the carbon footprint calculation and a methodological contribution to HEIs in the country.Ĭlimate change is one of the most serious global environmental problems caused by anthropogenic actions (Lima et al. In this research, we provide for the first time a carbon footprint calculation where the sociological, political, and geographic conditions not extrapolated representing a valuable contribution to the HEI’s of the country. Results cannot be extrapolated to the Colombian case for the differences in the local conditions therefore, it is not possible to get solid conclusions on the CF behavior in the Colombian HEIs. Several reasons explain this behavior across the document such as geographic location (climate and topography), cultural factors (consumption patterns and types of transportation), population size, typology (public or private), gross domestic product (GDP) of each country, and methodology implemented.
Colombian HEIs exhibit the lowest ton of CO 2 eq. It is suggested some proposals and strategies for mitigating and reducing emissions. The largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions were the transportation process (58.51%), the wastewater process (17.01%), followed by electricity consumption (14.03%), and the e-mails that are sent (6.51%). Scope 1 emissions accounted for about 2.84% of the carbon footprint, while scope 2 and 3 emissions each contributed nearly 14% and 83%, respectively.
The carbon footprint in 2019 was approximately 7250.52 tons CO 2 eq, and 0.432 tons CO 2 eq per person. In this research, we report the first approximate carbon footprint calculation of emissions corresponding to scope 1, scope 2, and scope 3 emissions for the main urban campuses of Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, using the UNE-ISO 14064–1 and WRI/WBCSD GHG Protocol Corporate standard. Therein, evaluating greenhouse gas emissions from an educational institute is the first step towards the proposed reduction targets at the local, national, and international levels. Higher education institutions (HEIs) transfer skills and knowledge between industries, the government, and the public, playing a vital role at educating future leaders in creating a globally sustainable system.
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