The Potential of UbiComp Technologies to Determine the Carbon Footprints of Products
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2008-05-19
Author(s)
Editor(s)
Zaslavsky, A.
Truong, K.
Abstract
Several problems exist in accurately quantifying the greenhouse gases (GHG) which result from the production, transportation, usage, and recycling of products. We review in this paper the current attempts at measuring GHG emissions and investigate the potential of UbiComp technologies in improving the state of the art in carbon footprint calculation and in communicating the result to consumers. This has potential benefits on consumer awareness and behaviour and can also foster competition among companies towards higher energy and resource efficiency.
Language
English
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
Yes
Book title
Workshop on Pervasive Persuasive Technology and Environmental Sustainability, Pervasive 2008
Start page
50
End page
53
Pages
4
Event Title
6th International Conference on Pervasive Computing (Pervasive 2008) : Workshop on Pervasive Persuasive Technology and Environmental Sustainability 2008
Event Location
Sydney, Australia
Event Date
19.05.2008
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
44275