کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
588348 1453342 2015 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Carbon brainprint – An estimate of the intellectual contribution of research institutions to reducing greenhouse gas emissions
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
مغناطیس کربن یک برآورد سهم فکری موسسات تحقیقاتی برای کاهش انتشار گازهای گلخانه ای
کلمات کلیدی
مغناطیس کربن، رد پای کربن، دانشگاه ها، پژوهش، آموزش عالی، گاز گلخانه ای
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی شیمی بهداشت و امنیت شیمی
چکیده انگلیسی


• Universities help to reduce the carbon footprints of other organisations.
• A method to assess this – the carbon brainprint – is proposed.
• Six case-study projects have widely varying brainprints: up to 500 kt CO2e/year.
• Biggest challenges are estimating future potential and attribution among partners.

Research and innovation have considerable, currently unquantified potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by, for example, increasing energy efficiency. Furthermore, the process of knowledge transfer in itself can have a significant impact on reducing emissions, by promoting awareness and behavioural change. The concept of the ‘carbon brainprint’ was proposed to convey the intellectual contribution of higher education institutions to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by other parties through research and teaching/training activities. This paper describes an investigation of the feasibility of quantifying the carbon brainprint, through six case studies. The potential brainprint of higher education institutes is shown to be significant: up to 500 kt CO2e/year for one project. The most difficult aspect is attributing the brainprint among multiple participants in joint projects.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Process Safety and Environmental Protection - Volume 96, July 2015, Pages 74–81
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