Footprinting in a course on energy
arXiv:2308.12263
Abstract
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.
10 pages, to be published in Am. J. Phys., comments welcome!