Abstract

SERNA-BENAVIDES, Ana María; ROMERO-DUQUE, Luz Piedad; MOLINA-ZAMBRANO, Jorge Enrique  and  GUERRERO-ARCHILA, Fabio Nelson. 5th National and 1st International Congress of Environmental Sciences “Environmental Sciences in the Anthropocene”. Emissions generated and avoided. rev.udcaactual.divulg.cient. [online]. 2022, vol.25, n.spe, e2160.  Epub June 01, 2022. ISSN 0123-4226.  https://doi.org/10.31910/rudca.v25.nsupl.1.2022.2160.

Academic activities such as conferences are very important for research and development, however, carbon emissions derived from face-to-face events have been shown to be much higher than those produced by online events. The aim of this work was to estimate CO2 emissions generated by the 5th National Congress and 1st International Congress of Environmental Sciences "Environmental Sciences in the Anthropocene". Emissions from direct use of computers and software (emissions from computers, emissions from data transfer) and emissions from other sources (meetings of the organizers, searches and visits to the website, use of external monitors and lamps), as well as emissions avoided by air and land transport. The congress emitted 4.8 tCO2eq and avoided 33 tCO2eq. The development of online or hybrid events is more environmentally sustainable and could be more accessible to a greater number of people.

Keywords : Carbon emissions; Carbon footprint; Emission conversion factor; Greenhouse gases, Marginal Emission Factor.

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