The complex relationship between carbon literacy and pro-environmental actions among engineering students.

Sherry Ann Ram, Heather L MacLean, Deborah Tihanyi, Liam Hannah, I Daniel Posen

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Sherry Ann RamUniversity of Toronto, Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, 35 St George St, Toronto, ON, M8Z 3Y6, Canada.

Heather L MacLeanUniversity of Toronto, Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, 35 St George St, Toronto, ON, M8Z 3Y6, Canada.

Deborah TihanyiUniversity of Toronto, Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice (ISTEP), 55 St. George Street, Room 723, Toronto, ON, M5S 0C9, Canada.

Liam HannahUniversity of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 252 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON, M5S 1V6, Canada.

I Daniel PosenUniversity of Toronto, Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, 35 St George St, Toronto, ON, M8Z 3Y6, Canada.

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Abstract

Lifestyle choices and consumption play a large role in contributing to per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Certain activities, like fossil fuel ground transportation, long-haul flights, diets with animal products and residential heating and cooling contribute significantly to per capita emissions. There is uncertainty around whether literacy about these actions encourages individuals to act pro-environmentally to reduce personal carbon footprints or to prioritize the most effective actions. This study investigated the relationship between carbon literacy and pro-environmental actions performed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions among undergraduate engineering students at the University of Toronto. The pro-environmental actions by the participants produced an average carbon footprint of 4.8 tCO

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Carbon literacyClimate change mitigationEnvironmental knowledgePersonal carbon footprintPro-environmental behaviorSustainable consumption

Identifiers

PMID38034751

DOI10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20634

PMCPMC10682548

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