Preliminary Study on the Carbon Footprint Awareness & the Analysis among University Students in Malaysia

University students play a significant role in the country's environmental impact, as evidenced by their carbon footprint. This study investigated their awareness of carbon footprint and the potential strategies to improve the awareness. The potentially high contributors to carbon footprint are the lack of awareness of recycling, high fuel consumption for personal transport, and high frequency of dining out. In contrast, the carbon footprint from electric usage for students is relatively low due to an obvious fact of the potentially high electric bill. Overall, the results indicate strong interest in tracking personal carbon footprint but highlight the challenge of encouraging users to follow recommendations. Encouraging users to reduce their carbon footprint should come from different angles, such as governmental control and a unique carbon footprint app with gamification.