ÖZLEM YURTSEVER

Carbon Footprint Analysis with the Emphasis of Neighborhood Emission Distribution: A Case Study of Merzifon District

Abstract

According to the Paris Agreement, the responsibility of tackling global warming should start with local governments. With time running out, carrying out carbon footprint (CF) analysis on a local scale has become urgent. This study carries out CF calculation of Merzifon District, which is located in the central north of Turkey, according to the Global Protocol for Community-scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (GPC). Merzifon, with its airport, ever-growing organized industrial site housing several industries leading in foreign exports in the sectors they are active, high-yielding agricultural land, and a population of over 74,000, has one of the oldest municipalities. As a result, 46.9% of total emissions, including biogenic emissions, are from stationary energy, 29.8% from transportation, 13.6% from agriculture, forestry, and livestock, 7.2%from industrial processes and product use, and 2.5% from waste. This study differs from existing CF calculation studies by focusing on emission distributions from residential stationary energy of each neighborhood. Hence, the priorities of carbon mitigation methods are determined on neighborhood basis. Among the 18 emission mitigation proposals, better insulation alone will result in 10% energy savings in the existing residential building stock.

Biography

2006 yılında Marmara Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Kimya Mühendisliği Bölümünü bitirmiştir. Aynı üniversitede 2019 yılında Endüstri Mühendisliği alanında Doktor ünvanını almıştır. 2011-2022 yılları arasında Marmara Üniversitesi Teknik Bilimler Meslek Yüksekokulu’nda öğretim görevlisi olarak görev yapmış olup 2022 yılından itibaren Dr. Öğretim Üyesi olarak görevine devam etmektedir. Sürdürülebilirlik, karbon ayakizi, enerji, iş güvenliği konularında çalışmaktadır.