Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Energy Sector of Health Promoting Hospital in Roi-Et Province

Abstract

This research aimed to study the quantity of greenhouse gas emissions from the
energy sector of the health promoting hospitals at Roi-Et province. Data were
collected using a questionnaire from a total of health promoting hospitals at 231
places. By querying the use of electrical energy and fossil fuels, then be multiplied
an emission coefficient the quantity of greenhouse gas emission was estimated by
a computer program based on STATA. Results are given in conventionally
descriptive statistics. The mean of greenhouse gas emissions was given by types of
electrical equipment and zones of supervision, monitoring, and evaluation.
The results showed that the health promoting hospitals at Roi-Et province has a
total of greenhouse gas emissions of 6,466.14 KgCO2e per day or 77,593.68 KgCO2e
per year, which equals 72.18 KgCO2e per person per year. When classified
according to the type of electrical appliances it was found that type of air
conditionings, fans, refrigerators and water coolers accounted to a total of
greenhouse gas emissions of 2,519.87 KgCO2e per day. The use of fossil fuels of
zone 3 produced the quantity of greenhouse gas emissions with differed from the
other zones significantly (p <0.05). Medical equipment of zone 2 has a greenhouse
gas emissions average than other zones at significantly (p <0.05). When classified
according to zones of supervision, monitoring, and evaluation it was found that
zone 3 has the highest quantity of greenhouse gas emissions with a mean of 27.57
KgCO2e per day.