Quantifying Carbon Emission from Campus Transportation: A Case Study in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

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Author	Zakaria, Nurul Farhana Filza Binti Yazid, Muhamad Razuhanafi bin Mat Yaacob, Nur Fatma Fadilah
Copyright Year	2021
Description	Journal: Iop Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering Carbon footprint is a global concern discussed throughout the globe. The daily activities on university campuses cause emission of greenhouse gases that contribute to the increasing amount of carbon dioxide $(CO_{2}$) in the atmosphere. This research seeks to determine the $CO_{2}$ emissions by members of the campus community of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi Campus. This study will also analyse the factors influencing $CO_{2}$ emission from the vehicles used on the campus. The findings of this study will serve as a basis to propose methods for reducing carbon footprint, especially from the transportation used on the campus. The study is carried out on the UKM campus to gather the data on the travel activity on the campus, where the members of the campus community serve as the study population. The DEFRA Model is used to calculate the $CO_{2}$ emission and the multivariable linear regression model is used to identify the factors influencing $CO_{2}$ emission. In the car category, petrol cars with 2.0L engine have the highest mean $CO_{2}$ emission of 1181.0932 kg $CO_{2}$/year/capita. In the motorcycle category, petrol motorcycles with engine capacity larger than 500cc recorded the highest emission of 999.1072 kg $CO_{2}$/year/capita. The $CO_{2}$ emissions by both categories are below the national mean carbon dioxide emission value of 7900 kg $CO_{2}$/year/capita recorded by the 2019 National Transport Policy and the mean carbon dioxide emissions of 5400 kg $CO_{2}$/year/capita in high-income countries. In this study, the critical factors influencing the daily and annual $CO_{2}$ emissions are the mode of transportation, type of fuel, and travel distance
Related Links	https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/1101/1/012011/pdf
ISSN	17578981
e-ISSN	1757899X
DOI	10.1088/1757-899x/1101/1/012011
Journal	Iop Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	1101
Language	English
Publisher	IOP Publishing
Publisher Date	2021-03-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Journal: Iop Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering Transportation Science and Technology Factors Influencing Co
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Resource Type	Article