Accounting carbon emission and proposals for their reduction at a university campus in China
Abstract
In
the
context
of
global
sustainable
development,
various
industries
actively
account
for
their
carbon
emission
to
address
climate
change
effectively.
University
campuses
should
also
participate
in
this
pursuit.
This
study
takes
Henan
Polytechnic
south
campus
as
an
example.
Energy
and
food
consumption
data
were
collected
from
school’s
relevant
offices,
other
obtained
through
questionnaires
multiplied
by
corresponding
factors
calculate
2019.
Results
showed
that
65327.44
tons,
with
a
per
capita
1.51
tons.
The
analysis
revealed
electricity
heating
systems
constituted
primary
contributors
emission.
Heating
profiles
exhibited
pronounced
seasonal
dependency,
while
varied
across
different
functional
areas.
Two
innovative
findings
established:
transfer
transportation
building
sector
was
driven
accelerated
electric
vehicle
adoption;
context-specific
energy
coupling
system
proposed,
reductions
quantified
localized
analysis.
Universities
leverage
AI-powered
analytics
quantify
employ
digital
twin
simulations
comparative
assessment
reduction
technologies.
accounting
targeted
measures
carried
out
can
provide
not
only
path
reference
universities
achieve
neutrality
but
theoretical
basis
methodological
references
regions
reduce
Опубликована: Апрель 28, 2025
Язык: Английский
