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Tracking the Carbon Emissions from Polyester Fibre Processing Industrial Unit


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1 Department of Environmental Sciences, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
2 College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54900, Pakistan
3 Department of Zoology, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
 

Climate change and global warming are major concerns now-a-days, which are directly related to greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon emissions. This study focuses on the estimation of carbon emissions of the polyester fibre industry in Pakistan. A GHG protocol and IPCC guidelines were adopted for the calculation of carbon footprint. March 2015 to March 2016 was selected as a base year. The total carbon emissions came to be 92241.8 tCO2e. The highest carbon emissions were from direct sources due to use of multiple fuels. The calculations performed in the study will enable and encourage industries to calculate their carbon footprint and try to reduce it.

Keywords

Carbon Footprint, Polyester Fibre Industry, GHG Protocol, IPCC Guidelines.
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Authors

Sana Akhtar
Department of Environmental Sciences, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
Bakhtawar Khalid
Department of Environmental Sciences, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
Mavara Mussawar
College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54900, Pakistan
Sajid Rashid Ahmad
College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54900, Pakistan
Shamaila Inayat
Department of Zoology, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
Sidra Asghar
Department of Environmental Sciences, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan

Abstract


Climate change and global warming are major concerns now-a-days, which are directly related to greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon emissions. This study focuses on the estimation of carbon emissions of the polyester fibre industry in Pakistan. A GHG protocol and IPCC guidelines were adopted for the calculation of carbon footprint. March 2015 to March 2016 was selected as a base year. The total carbon emissions came to be 92241.8 tCO2e. The highest carbon emissions were from direct sources due to use of multiple fuels. The calculations performed in the study will enable and encourage industries to calculate their carbon footprint and try to reduce it.

Keywords


Carbon Footprint, Polyester Fibre Industry, GHG Protocol, IPCC Guidelines.

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