Análise da pegada de carbono dos alunos de Engenharia de Produção da UTFPR

Abstract

Global warming is a problem that has been aggravated by human interaction and industrial activities, as these activities emit greenhouse gases and, as a consequence, interfere with climate change and the well-being of the planet. Climate change has serious consequences for the environment, so a number of organizations have been concerned with reducing their emissions, whether through reduction policies, international agreements such as the Kyoto Protocol, or through voluntary actions. The proposal of this research is the calculation of emissions of greenhouse gases coming from the transport used by the students of Production Engineering of the UTFPR, from the Londrina, Medianeira and Ponta Grossa, to attend the academic activities. For this purpose a questionnaire was made available to students from the three campuses and an inventory was later made with the help of the GHG Protocol tool. Through the answers obtained, it was possible to calculate the emission of greenhouse gases and, with the average per student, it was possible to estimate the total emission of each campus in relation to transport to understand more about the impact that transport generates. The total emission of Production Engineering students from the three campuses was calculated and later it was possible to simulate the impact of more sustainable scenarios and propose improvements, such as tree planting mitigation, student awareness and more sustainable transport.