Carbon footprint in Higher Education Institutions: a literature review and prospects for future research

K Valls-Val, MD Bovea - Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Higher Education Institutions (HEI) or universities, as organisations engaged in
education, research and community services, play an important role in promoting …

Life cycle assessment of electricity from biogas: A systematic literature review

R Salvador, MV Barros, JGDPD Rosário… - Environmental …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Cleaner energy sources have been one increasing research topic in electricity generation.
In that regard,(organic) waste of production processes can be object of anaerobic digestion …

The carbon footprint of a UK University during the COVID-19 lockdown

V Filimonau, D Archer, L Bellamy, N Smith… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has provided a unique opportunity to compare the carbon intensity
of higher education delivered on-and off-campus. This is attributed to governmental …

Students' home-university commuting patterns: A shift towards more sustainable modes of transport

PJG Ribeiro, F Fonseca - Case studies on transport policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Students commuting to and from university campuses have important social, environmental
and transportation impacts. Based on a questionnaire conducted with 686 students from the …

The impact of education for sustainable development on Romanian economics and business students' behavior

L Badea, GL Șerban-Oprescu, S Dedu, GI Piroșcă - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Education for sustainable development (ESD) has presented long-lasting interest for
researchers and policy makers. Despite a significant body of research, more in depth …

Sustainability at a Brazilian university: developing environmentally sustainable practices and a life cycle assessment case study

MV Barros, FN Puglieri, DP Tesser… - International journal of …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose Some universities have a commitment to both academic education and sustainable
development, and the sustainable development goals can support several sustainable …

Trends in renewable electricity generation in the G20 countries: An analysis of the 1990–2020 period

CC Sokulski, MV Barros, R Salvador, EE Broday… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The use of electricity from non-renewable sources increases environmental impacts.
Therefore, several countries have committed to increase the use of renewable sources …

Environmental impact of mobility in higher-education institutions: the case of the ecological footprint at the University of A Coruña (Spain)

JB Perez-Lopez, A Orro, M Novales - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ecological footprint (EF) determines the area of ecologically productive territory necessary to
produce the resources utilised and to assimilate the waste produced by a given population …

Sustainable consumption in mobility from a life cycle assessment perspective

RM Severis, FJ Simioni, JMMAP Moreira… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
The shift toward the adoption of sustainable lifestyles may be achieved with the support of
environmental indicators, such as those obtained from Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The …

Suggestions and Solutions for Enhancing Active Commuting to the University of Maribor and Advancing CO2 Emission Reduction

B Mesarec, B Trček - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study investigated commuting behavior at four technical faculties (BCTF) in Maribor.
The main aim was to provide suggestions and solutions for challenges related to active …