A Study on the Occupational Carbon Footprint and Environmental Sustainability

Abstract

Global Warming is a well renowned common threat and carbon dioxide is its core which places the entire ecosystem under grave peril. Carbon footprint is an effective tool to measure the menacing acts which emit innumerable amounts of carbon. This study majorly focuses on the influence of income and commute on the Carbon Footprint and Environmental Sustainability. It is designed in such a way to explicitly pinpoint the causes of carbon emissions under various heads like commute, travel, diet, energy and family spend. Primary data from five major subdivisions of population like Entrepreneurs, Home makers, Labors, Professionals and students were considered for the study purpose. A questionnaire that combines general questions and access to a virtual carbon footprint calculator (Shado Calculator) was used to find out the carbon emission of the individual respondent. The findings state that the average carbon footprint increase with an increase in the income level and it is also shaped by commute emissions which contribute the most to the overall carbon footprint. The carbon footprint is generally determined by the occupational and financial soundness. Required initiatives in the form of individual efforts and changes in policy implications must be undertaken at all the levels of the society to control and downsize the impact of the carbon footprint on the environment.