Carbon Footprint of Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Phayathai Campus
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Corporate organizations are significant sources of greenhouse gas emission, which is the cause of global warming. Estimation of carbon footprint for organization (CFO) is the practical first step toward creating quantifiable emission reduction of organization operations. Thus, this study was carried out to measure the amount of CFO by calculating greenhouse gas emission in a unit of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq) from the activities of the Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University. The quantity of energy and resources used in 2018 were multiplied with emission factors to obtain CFO. The result showed that a total greenhouse emission from the Faculty of Public Health was 1,594 ton CO2eq/year or 3.036 ton CO2eq/cap. Among the resources used, electricity consumption, solid waste disposal, and water supply consumption were associated with the highest contribution accounting for 1,470.97, 30.87, and 26.13 ton CO2eq/year, respectively. These resources are responsible for 92.3, 1.9, and 1.6 % of total emission, respectively. However, comparing of each building, the 1st, 7th, and 6th building were the major sources of GHGs emission, contributing to 28.6, 20.5, and 16.5 % of total emission, respectively. Since the highest percentage of CFO derived from electricity use, saving energy measures and energy-saving technologies should be seriously taken to help reduce greenhouse gas emission in the Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University.
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