Diseño de la metodología para la medición de la huella de carbono generada por Gran Estación Centro Comercial P.H.

Abstract

One of the alternatives for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) in any organization is the establishment of forest plantations that allow them to achieve GHG emission balances with values equal to or less than zero. But before establishing a forest plantation, it is necessary to quantify the carbon footprint and carry out targeted actions to reduce these GHG emissions within the organization. The present work is divided into four phases. In the first phase the design of the methodology to quantify the carbon footprint of the Great Station was done using the standard ISO 14064 Part 1 and the guidelines of the GHG Protocol. Subsequently, the carbon footprint for the shopping center was calculated, which was 406,748 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent for the year 2015, which was taken as the base year of the quantification. The activity that generates the most GHG emissions to the atmosphere is the illumination of the common areas of the shopping center. For this reason, a GHG reduction project was developed with which GHG emissions could be reduced by 15.94% in 2016. Finally, the design of a forest plantation was carried out to allow the GHG emission balance of the Gran Estación Centro Comercial P.H. to be equal to or less than zero.