Analisis Jejak Karbon pada Pendidik dan Tenaga Kependidikan di Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat Universitas Sumatera Utara

Abstract

Global warming is an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere, ocean and surface due to increased greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. Uncontrolled temperature increase will cause various impacts on living things and the environment. This study aims to analyze the carbon footprint of educators and educational staff at the Faculty of Public Health Universitas Sumatera Utara. This type of research is a descriptive survey with quantitative research methods. The population is educators and educational staff at the Faculty of Public Health Universitas Sumatera Utara, totaling 104 people with a total sample of 51 people. The data collection method used a questionnaire to collect data on respondent characteristics, carbon footprint activities including transportation, household power, household appliances, food, and waste, as well as behavior towards carbon emission mitigation efforts. Activity data was measured using the carbon footprint calculator from IESR. Data analysis using SPSS version 25. The results showed that 68,6% were female, 29,4% were 26-35 years old where the youngest respondent was 23 years old and the oldest respondent was 63 years old, 3,3% had a master's degree, 68,6% had worked for more than 5 years with the longest tenure of 38 years, and 58,8% worked as educators. The highest carbon footprint produced by educators is 10,113 tons of CO2eq/year and educational staff is 8,684 tons of CO2eq/year which is classified as a very high carbon footprint. Based on the results of the study, 68,6% of educators and educational staff have good knowledge, 88,2% have a positive attitude, and 68,6% of educators and education personnel act well towards carbon emission mitigation efforts. However, 96,1% of educators and educational staff not use public transportation in their daily activities, 92% do not use renewable energy, and 47,1% do not sort organic and inorganic waste at home. It is recommended for educators and educational staff to choose environmentally friendly vehicles, start using renewable energy sources, and sort organic and inorganic waste at home towards net zero emissions.