TY  - EJOUR
AU  - Lang, Valerie
AU  - Bhalla, Naman Kumar
AU  - Gurdasani, Simran
AU  - Niknejadi, Pardis
TI  - Know your footprint - Evaluation of the professional carbon footprint for individual researchers in high energy physics and related fields
IS  - arXiv:2403.03308
M1  - PUBDB-2025-00905
M1  - arXiv:2403.03308
PY  - 2025
N1  - 16 pages, 5 figures
AB  - Understanding the environmental impact of professional activities is becoming paramount in current times, especially within sectors that historically have had significant resource utilisation, such as High Energy Physics (HEP) and related fields. The young High Energy Physicists (yHEP) association launched the Know your footprint (Kyf) campaign to evaluate the CO<sub>\text</sub>2-equivalent emissions generated by HEP-related research. This study delves into the carbon footprints associated with four distinct categories: Experiments, tied to extensive collaborations with substantial infrastructure; Institutional, representing the resource consumption of research institutes and universities; Computing, focusing on simulations and data analysis; and Travel, covering professional trips such as to conferences, meetings, and workshops. The findings in this assessment are integrated into a tool for self-evaluation, the Know-your-footprint (Kyf) calculator, which allows colleagues to assess their personal and professional footprint, and optionally share their data with the yHEP association. The aim of the Kyf campaign is to heighten awareness, foster sustainability, and inspire the community to adopt more environmentally-responsible research methodologies.
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)25
DO  - DOI:10.3204/PUBDB-2025-00905
UR  - https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/624700
ER  -