Assessing the Carbon Footprint of Gaziantep University's Sporium Building: A Step Towards Environmental Awareness and Climate Action in Turkey

There are many human activities in our developing, growing, and easier world. The priority in reducing the effects of human resources activities on the environment is awareness. It is important to measure the direct and indirect effects of humans on the environment to raise awareness and create behavioral change. One of the measurement methods that has been widely used recently is carbon footprint. The gas defined as carbon is a greenhouse gas. Many studies have been carried out to reduce greenhouse gases and raise awareness on this issue. Following these studies, many protocols and agreements were signed, and participating countries made commitments by submitting national contribution declarations within their means to reduce and limit greenhouse gases. Turkey prepared a National Contribution Declaration in 2015 and predicted that it would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030. In this context, public institutions in Turkey will need to analyze the current situation of their resources and activities within the scope of combating climate change. Within the scope of these situations, it is aimed to calculate the carbon footprint measurement of the Gaziantep University Sporium Building according to the annual natural gas and air conditioning data in Scope 1, electricity and water data in Scope 2, and garbage data in Scope 3.