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@ARTICLE{Lang:624700,
author = {Lang, Valerie and Bhalla, Naman Kumar and Gurdasani, Simran
and Niknejadi, Pardis},
title = {{K}now your footprint - {E}valuation of the professional
carbon footprint for individual researchers in high energy
physics and related fields},
reportid = {PUBDB-2025-00905, arXiv:2403.03308},
year = {2025},
note = {16 pages, 5 figures},
abstract = {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$_\text{2}$-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.},
cin = {MPY},
cid = {I:(DE-H253)MPY-20120731},
pnm = {621 - Accelerator Research and Development (POF4-621)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-621},
experiment = {EXP:(DE-H253)FLASH2020p-20221201 /
EXP:(DE-H253)LHC-Exp-ATLAS-20150101},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)25},
eprint = {2403.03308},
howpublished = {arXiv:2403.03308},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
SLACcitation = {$\%\%CITATION$ = $arXiv:2403.03308;\%\%$},
doi = {10.3204/PUBDB-2025-00905},
url = {https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/624700},
}