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Samia Saif ¹, Anum Feroz ², M. Asif Khan ¹, Sana Akhtar ², Asim Mehmood ¹

Affiliations
1 Environmental Consultancies and Options (ECO), 31 Commercial Area, 3^rd Floor, Cavalary Ground, Lahore, PK
2 Department of Environmental Sciences, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, PK

Abstract

The world's climate is changing rapidly, and these changes are having detrimental impacts on human health and the environment. Major part of it is contributed by the anthropogenic activities. The current study is undertaken for the estimation and calculation of the carbon footprint of the paint industry. In order to find out the greenhouse gas emissions released by the industry, the carbon footprint of the industry was calculated following the greenhouse gas (GHG's) protocol guidelines. The study includes emissions from different sources. Scope 1 emissions account for the direct emissions, these include emissions from industry owned boilers, generators, furnaces and vehicles. The Scope 2 emissions account for the indirect emissions, emitted from purchased electricity and natural gas generation. And Scope 3 emissions include emissions generated from waste disposal and employee business travel. The highest amount of emissions was released from Scope 1 which was 714 tCO₂e followed by Scope 2 emissions which were calculated to be 703.011 tCO₂e and then Scope 3 emissions which were 105.733 tCO₂e. The total carbon footprint calculated for the industry was 2105.733 tCO₂e.

Keywords

Carbon Footprint, Paint Industry, Greenhouse Gas Protocol, Direct Emissions, Indirect Emissions.

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