HUELLA DE CARBONO ESTIMADA EN UNA INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA DEL GUAYAS DEL 2014 AL 2016.

Abstract

In this educational institute there is a huge amount of students, thus the poor management of the resources generates alarming consequences at global level like global warming. The estimation of the carbon footprint is a major factor in the control of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGP) and intensification of the greenhouse effect generated by consumption of resources, for this reason, should be considered obligatory to estimate for this type of organizations. In the year 2016, the first carbon footprint estimate was generated at the higher education institution during a five-year study period considering Scopes 1 and 2, resulting in total CO2 emissions on average during the study period 16 27.45 TCO2eq, being the highest percentage of contribution of this footprint electrical consumption. This research is an update of the past study, in which was obtained that during the period of investigation the tons of CO2 emitted were of 247004.37 tCO2eq, compared both results are observed as the carbon footprint has increased; in this study the emission factor that contributes with the highest percentage of contribution is the electrical consumption so by using the guide of good environmental practices were defined recommendations to reduce their exaggerated consumption and control to incidence of bad environmental habits in the institution.