Offsetting the Impact of CO 2 Emissions Resulting from the Transport of Maiêutica’s Academic Campus Community

Guilherme Veludo, Manuel Cunha, Maria Manuel Sá and Carla Oliveira-Silva
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Guilherme Veludo: UNICES, Research Unit in Management and Sustainability, Business and Science Department, University of Maia, 4475-690 Maia, Portugal
Manuel Cunha: UNICES, Research Unit in Management and Sustainability, Business and Science Department, University of Maia, 4475-690 Maia, Portugal
Maria Manuel Sá: UNICES, Research Unit in Management and Sustainability, Business and Science Department, University of Maia, 4475-690 Maia, Portugal
Carla Oliveira-Silva: UNICES, Research Unit in Management and Sustainability, Business and Science Department, University of Maia, 4475-690 Maia, Portugal

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 18, 1-11

Abstract: The authors aim to investigate the number of trees necessary to capture the CO 2 emissions from house–campus travelling, to and from the Maiêutica Academic Campus in the north of Portugal. A sample of the academic community was given an online survey in order to assess mobility practices. Based on the data collected, CO 2 emissions, as well as the number of trees necessary to mitigate these emissions, were calculated. The authors estimate that the total emissions resulting from house–campus commutes amount to 2937 tCO 2 year −1 . To mitigate this amount of carbon dioxide, 138 ha would be necessary to plant 96,539 trees, according to the species’ respective CO 2 removal rates. The estimated tree area necessary to neutralize the community’s mobility related CO 2 emissions is so high that other alternatives must be considered: a preferred use of public transportation, carpool system, online theoretical classes, rescheduling timetables, green roofs installation, and photovoltaic panels.

Keywords: CO 2 emissions; carbon sequestration; transports; academic campus (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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