Category FAQs Search : Carbon Footprint
Question: Carbon audit: a literature review and an empirical study on a hotel
Answer: Purpose
Worldwide, many carbon audit guidelines have been developed, but comparative reviews of these guidelines and empirical findings of carbon emissions from hotels remain limited. The aim of the study reported here was to bridge these knowledge gaps.
Design/methodology/approach
A comparative review of the legislations and guidelines for carbon audits in Australia, the UK and Hong Kong was made. An empirical audit, which entailed a series of site visits and interviews for collecting the record data of a typical hotel in Hong Kong, was conducted to identify the sources and amounts of carbon emissions from the hotel.
Findings
Conducting carbon audits for buildings in Hong Kong is entirely voluntary. Reporting of certain scopes of carbon emissions is at the sole discretion of the reporting party. Purchased electricity for the hotel is the dominant source of carbon emissions.
Research implications
Audits in future may follow the reported audit process to identify carbon emissions from other hotels to enlarge the pool of empirical findings, which is a prerequisite to developing carbon emission benchmarks and carbon footprint analyses.
Practical implications
The suggestions made for overcoming the obstacles found from the audit are crucial for performing smoother and more complete audits in future.
Originality/value
The review findings and the practical problems identified are useful information for the stakeholders of carbon audits, including policy makers and facilities management practitioners.
(Source: , 19 Aug 2021)
Source Link: https://doi-org.onlinedatabase.librarynet.com.my/10.1108/02632771211235233