Carbon Foot Print Calculator

Abstract

A carbon footprint is the measure of the environmental impact of a particular individual or organization's lifestyle or operation, measured in units of carbon dioxide. Increased carbon footprint yields global warming which is defined as the rise in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans since the late 19th century and its projected continuation. The objective of this project is to calculate carbon footprint of Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP). The carbon footprint has been estimated after identifying main contributors to the carbon footprint and selecting criteria of calculating. A special calculator has been developed to estimate contribution of UTP to the carbon footprint. The model was developed using Microsoft Excel for simplicity and the results showed that it is capable of predicting the Co2 emissions. Furthermore, the study examined contribution of different emission sources such as transportation and electricity to UTP carbon footprint