Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to calculate the carbon footprint of companies with an average annual production of 17,500 tons of rubber products in Turkey. The calculations were carried out using the formula for the Tier 1 methodology of the under the "Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Approach". The interviews conducted with the facilities operating in this area were evaluated in reaching the data related to the rubber sector. As a result of the study, the total amount of carbon footprint per year was estimated to be approximately 55,000,000 kg CO2e. The highest amount of carbon footprint belongs to the raw material-derived carbon emissions (»77%) used. For this reason, it has been determined that Scope 3 emissions constitute the largest amount for this sector. Carbon emissions related to electricity purchased (»12%) are in second place. Finally, proposals have been made for the testing of different scenario implementations and reduction of carbon emissions for the rubber sector.

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