Ingeniería Industrial · 2013

Estimación de la huella de carbono para una hectárea cultivada con caña de azúcar desde una perspectiva orgánica

Global warming is a problem that today affects humanity, as the average temperature of the planet has been gradually ascending due to increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG). One cause is air pollution by human or anthropogenic activities present in industrial processes such as energy use, agriculture and the amount of waste. There is growing international evidence on the effects of human activity on the changes of climate change, which leads to policies that governments implement mitigation, adaptation of economic and productive activities. Thus the need to quantify GHG emissions of a product, activity or enterprise is created and the carbon footprint is a concept for the contribution of organizations to be environmentally responsible organizations and be an element of awareness among citizens make more sustainable practices