@article{fdi:010093866,
  title = {{C}omprehensive carbon footprint of {E}arth, environmental and space science laboratories : implications for sustainable scientific practice},
  author = {{M}arc, {O}. and {B}arret, {M}. and {B}iancamaria, {S}. and {D}assas, {K}. and {F}irmin, {A}. and {G}andois, {L}. and {G}heusi, {F}. and {K}uppel, {S}ylvain and {M}aisonobe, {M}. and {M}ialon, {A}. and {M}onnier, {L}. and {P}antillon, {F}. and {T}oublanc, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}o limit global warming below 2°{C}, a drastic overall reduction from current green-house gas emissions is needed. {S}cientists should also participate in this effort in their professional activity and especially {E}arth scientists, on the grounds of maintaining credibility and leading by example. {T}he strategies and measures to reach a low-carbon scientific activity require detailed estimates of the current footprint of laboratories. {H}ere, we present the footprint of six laboratories in {E}arth, environmental and space sciences, with a comprehensive scope also including international research infrastructures. {W}e propose a novel method to attribute a part of the footprint of any research infrastructure to the laboratory using it. {O}ur results highlight that most laboratories have annual footprints reaching 10-20 tonnes {CO}2equivalent per person (t{CO}2e p-1), dominated by infrastructures and specifically satellites in three cases (with footprints up to 11 t{CO}2e p-1), while air-travels and purchases remain within the top three sources in all cases (2-4 t{CO}2e p-1 each). {C}onsequently, footprints related to commuting and laboratory functioning, about 2 t{CO}2e p-1 or less, are relatively modest compared to infrastructures, purchases and air-travels. {T}hus, reduction measures ignoring infrastructures may not be able to achieve reductions larger than 20 to 35% even with flight quotas and a substantial reduction of purchases. {F}inally, we also discuss how a deeper transformation of scientific practices, away from competitive, grant-based and innovation-oriented current practices, could make {E}arth and environmental sciences more sustainable and at the forefront of rapid and drastic changes in the whole society toward environment and climate preservation.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}lo{S} {S}ustainability and {T}ransformation},
  volume = {3},
  numero = {10},
  pages = {e0000135 [25 ]},
  ISSN = {2767-3197},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pstr.0000135},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010093866},
}