DOI: 10.1119/5.0136958 ISSN:

Footprinting in a course on energy

Seth A. Major
  • General Physics and Astronomy

Footprints provide a way to estimate the relative impact of processes and products on the global climate. Including footprint analysis in a course on energy simultaneously provides students with an understanding of this tool and a quantitative guide to approaches that address climate change. College-level classroom activities for (primarily) process-based life cycle carbon footprinting are discussed.

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