This book discusses the concepts, methods and case studies pertaining to Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) based Carbon Footprint Assessment. It covers chapters on Carbon Footprint Assessment with LCA methodology & case studies on carbon footprint calculation following the LCA approach on power plants in India, Impacts of Vehicle Incidents On CO2 Emissions and school buildings in India.

Highlights LCA based approach carbon footprint calculations- methods, standards and case studies Includes case studies on Bio energy, Impacts of Vehicle Incidents on Co2 Emission and school buildings in India Presents novel ideas to mitigate these effects for a better greener environment

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Dr. Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu currently works for SgT Group as Head of Sustainability, and is based out of Hong Kong. He earned his PhD from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and is a renowned expert in the areas of Environmental Sustainability in Textiles & Clothing Supply Chain, Product Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Product Carbon Footprint Assessment (PCF) in various industrial sectors. He has five years of industrial experience in textile manufacturing, research and development and textile testing and seven years of experience in life cycle assessment (LCA), carbon and ecological footprints assessment of various consumer products. He has published more than 75 research publications, written numerous book chapters and authored/edited over 85 books in the areas of Carbon Footprint, Recycling, Environmental Assessment and Environmental Sustainability.

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Carbon Footprint Assessment with LCA Methodology.- Evaluating Impacts of Traffic Incidents on Co2 Emissions in Express Roads.- Carbon Footprint Estimation for Academic Building in India.- Towards a low-carbon Economy: the Clim'Foot Project Approach for the Organization's Carbon Footprint.- Carbon Footprint Estimation of an Indian Thermal Power Plant towards Achieving Sustainability through Adoption of Green Options and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).