Carbon brainprint – An estimate of the intellectual contribution of research institutions to reducing greenhouse gas emissions
| Autor: | Athanasios Kolios, Julia C. Chatterton, John Nicholls, Ian Wilson, Phil Longhurst, Feargal Brennan, Gareth Davies, Mike Bernon, Edward M. Ishiyama, Derek Clements-Croome, Abbas Elmualim, Andrew Palmer, Howard Darby, Thomas Yearley, David J. Parsons |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Chatterton, Julia, Parsons, David, Nicholls, John, Longhurst, Phil, Bernon, Mike, Palmer, Andrew, Brennan, Feargal, Kolios, Athanasios, Wilson, Ian, Ishiyama, Edward, Clements-Croome, Derek, Elmualim, Abbas, Darby, Howard, Yearley, Thomas, Davies, Gareth |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Environmental Engineering
Universities Higher education business.industry Carbon finance Research General Chemical Engineering Environmental resource management Carbon offset Low-carbon economy Environmental economics Carbon brainprint Carbon footprint Greenhouse gas Environmental Chemistry Safety Risk Reliability and Quality business Knowledge transfer Efficient energy use |
| Zdroj: | Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 96:74-81 |
| ISSN: | 0957-5820 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.psep.2015.04.008 |
| Popis: | 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 CO(2)e/year for one project. The most difficult aspect is attributing the brainprint among multiple participants in joint projects. Refereed/Peer-reviewed |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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