Carbon footprint
Alternative labels
City carbon footprint
Report
Environmental cost of artificial intelligence: carbon, water and land footprints
This report examines the environmental footprints of the energy required to power artificial intelligence's (AI’s) rapid expansion. It frames AI’s environmental footprint as a governance and justice challenge, not only a technical problem. The benefits of AI often flow across borders and sectors, while the environmental burdens can be concentrated in specific communities and regions.
Report
Australia's global fossil fuel carbon footprint
This report analyses the global carbon footprint from Australia's exported fossil fuels, especially coal and gas; exports that are set to continue at the same level through to 2035, threatening the 1.5˚C warming limit.
Report
Boosting voluntary climate action in Aotearoa New Zealand
This paper proposes an innovative two-track system aimed at scaling up voluntary climate action to help Aotearoa New Zealand meet its Paris Agreement targets – or mitigate beyond the targets.
Report
Building efficiency for jobs and growth
Around the world, there are many examples of governments using energy efficient building programs to support the bounce back from major economic crises.
Journal article
Lean construction: evaluation of waste and carbon footprint in construction project
The purpose of this research was to find causes, impact analysis, and possible mitigation of waste and carbon footprint in the construction project. Results show the causes of waste were dominated by worker factors while the main causes of waste in the design phase were client requests, DED changes and complexity, and design errors.