Identify and implement postconsumer waste initiatives that reduce endoflife ghg emissions. Figure 1 shows a high level breakdown of the scope 3 emissions and the percentage contributions from the activities listed above. Fy2018 scope 3 emissions inventory in bhps value chain, as published in our. It provides information not contained in the scope 3 standard, such as methods for calculating ghg emissions for each of the 15 scope 3 categories, data sources, and worked examples. Scope 3 emissions and why theyre important crystal. In essence, reduction levers can be projects, programs, business decisions or other actions that reduce emissions.
The report finds that emissions from electricity use account for the majority of greenhouse gas emissions community wide and in government operations. We hereby assume an annually travelled distance of 15,000 km. Evaluation of australian companies scope 3 greenhouse gas. At the end of a project, customers can continue to use footprint expert to update. The city is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions.
Scope 1 refers to direct emissions related to the main economic activities. Many businesses are by now familiar with reporting their scope 1 and scope 2 ghg emissions from sources they owncontrol and from purchased energy respectively. The definition of scope 3 has not changed, and the new volume is organized in a similar way as the corporate standard, beginning with instructions on defining business goals, then an explanation of the core framework from accounting principles to boundarysetting to data collection, followed by guidance on optional activities such as. Next, decide which projects to support within each category. Instead, companies should follow eight basic best practices to calculate and manage their scope 3 footprint, beginning with maintaining a focus on business needs and value. More frequent and widespread use of videoteleconferencing equipment among epa employees also contributed to this improvement. Scope 3 inventory guidance epa center for corporate climate. Scope 3 covers other indirect emissions, such as the extraction and production of purchased materials and fuels, transportrelated activities in vehicles not owned or controlled by the reporting entity, electricityrelated activities e. Scope 3 emission sources include emissions both upstream and downstream of the organizations activities. Ghg emissions are categorized as either direct scope 1 or indirect scope 2 or scope 3 and defined as follows. The ghg emissions standard published by the international organization for standardization iso, iso 14064, represents these classifications of scope. Scope 3 carbon emissions report 201718 scope 3 emissions are those emissions that arise from the indirect activities of an organisation. We are certain that scope 3 reporting in future will play an important role in fighting the climate change. University of cambridge footprinting and analysis of scope.
About one fifth of the scope 3 emissions are generated in the supply chain through which we get our parts and services. Interaction with other methodologies iec tr 62725 analysis of quantification methodologies of greenhouse gas. Scope 3 mobile source greenhouse gas emissions reduction. Scope 3 emissions are often much greater than the companys scope 1 and 2 emissions, making up over 70 percent of companies total emissions in most sectors. Scope 3 calculation guidance greenhouse gas protocol. Scope 2 emissions are from the generation of purchased electricity or other forms of imported energy or cooling. Develop and implement innovative, agencyspecific policies and practices to reduce scope 3 ghg emissions in agency operations.
It is accompanied by a suite of userfriendly guidance and tools developed by the. Sophisticated guiding and analysis tools for experienced users extensive support for commonlyused equipment. A 5step guide to buying recs and carbon offsets greenbiz. Ipcc task force on national greenhouse gas inventories. In order to set a meaningful emissions reduction target, companies must also account for scope 3 emissions. Ghg protocols corporate value chain scope 3 standard is the global standard in value chain ghg accounting and the tool allows users to estimate emissions for all 15 scope 3. Federal greenhouse gas accounting and reporting guidance. This data report collects agencyaggregated data necessary for calculating scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas ghg emissions in the commonly used, native units of energy consumption and fugitive emissions, as well as activity data for estimating scope 3 indirect emissions.
Custom software solutions offers ownership and flexibility fuelled by a solid lca and it expertise, quantis develops tailored solutions to help clients reach their objectives. An effective corporate climate change strategy requires a detailed understanding of a companys greenhouse gas ghg emissions. Direct emissions from sources that are owned or controlled by the federal agency such as vehicles and equipment, stationary sources, onsite landfills, wastewater treatment facilities, and fugitive emissions. Technical guidance for calculating scope 3 emissions scope 3 guidance. Scope 3 emissions calculation methodology 2018 bhp.
Renewable energy certificates, carbon offsets, and carbon claims 3 that come with it. The methods used for producing the ghg modelled emissions dataset are broken into the following documents. The greenhouse gas protocol ghgp provides accounting and reporting standards, sector guidance, calculation tools, and trainings for business and government. Renewable energy certificates, carbon offsets, and carbon. G4en15 scope 1 emissions and g4en16 scope 2 emissions to report an organizations total ghg emissions. Adec innovations helps you get beyond manual processes and spreadsheetbased tools to help you collect all the data necessary, including your indirect emissions, to accurately inventory and manage carbon for greater profitability and sustainability. A convenient online training on accounting for emissions throughout the. The ghg protocol has established a classification of ghg emissions called scope. In fact, the majority of total corporate emissions come from scope 3 sources. In addition targets must be ambitious and measureable with a clear timeframe.
Boston, ma, usa ghg protocol and quantis launch free scope 3 evaluator tool to measure value chain emissions. Pdf categorization of scope 3 emissions for streamlined. With few exceptions, ibm does not estimate scope 3 ghg emissions associated with our value chain because the necessary gross assumptions associated with such estimates simply do not enable credible, factual results. In fy 2017, epas ghg emissions associated with business air travel were 99. We calculate scope 2 emissions in accordance with the marketbased method in the greenhouse gas protocol scope 2 guidance.
The summary provides an overview of the endtoend development process, while each of the technical annexes delves into methods employed during the different process steps, from data cleaning to estimation. To help facilitate the adoption of the scope 3 standard, ghg protocol teamed up with quantis to develop this free scope 3 screening tool. The federal greenhouse gas accounting and reporting guidance was originally established by section 9 of executive order e. One of those benefits is the claim to emissions free electricity. This tool provides users a simple interface to make a first, rough approximation of their full scope 3 footprint, regardless of. Petroleum industryrelated scope 3 emission sources.
Technical guidance for calculating scope 3 emissions ghg protocol. Scope 3 emissions are a large part of your footprint2. Implement and achieve objectives in epas stormwater management guidance. Scope 2 and scope 3 emissions are both indirect emissions, yes, however scope 2 accounts for indirect emissions from consumption of purchased energy i. Carbon accounting 101 supply chain solutions center. Williams and tang 2012 methodology to model the energy and greenhouse gas emissions of electronic software distributions. Scope 3 emissions over 40% of total scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions it is also required to set a scope 3 target which should be ambitious, measurable and clearly demonstrate how a company is addressing the main sources of value chain ghg emissions in line with current best practice. The total scope 3 emissions for the reporting period financial year 2012 amounted to approximately 170,000 tonnes of co 2e. Resources visit the eauc resource bank for guidance from hefce on measuring scope 3 carbon emissions2. Epa has reduced its scope 3 ghg emissions primarily through decreased employee travel. It establishes a comprehensive, global, standardized framework for measuring and managing emissions from private and public sector operations, value chains, products, cities, and policies. Cleanmetrics value chain scope 3 ghg emissions analysis. This guidance supports ict companies in the process of.
The ghg emissions standard published by the international organization for standardization iso, iso 14064, represents these classifications of scope with the following terms. Scope 1 all direct ghg emissions sourced and controlled by the reporting body scope 2 indirect ghg emissions from consumption of purchased electricity, heat or steam. As such, recs serve as the currency for renewable energy claims in both compliance and voluntary markets 1 in the u. Manage existing buildings to reduce energy, water, and materials consumption. There is an increase in emissions between 2014 and 2015 by 3. Assessing ghg emissions across the entire value chain can be complex. Launch of new tool to measure scope 3 emissions quantis. Scope 1 and indirect scope 2 emissions in accordance with the greenhouse gas ghg protocol, along with indirect emissions outside of your organisation scope 3. Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions are collated separately. Position on scope 3 ghg emissions approximations of scope 3 greenhouse gas ghg emissions can help entities recognize where the greatest amounts of ghgs may be generated during the lifecycle of a typical process, general product or service on a macro level. Carbon trust, which helped the ghg protocol develop the scope 3 calculation guidance, says companies mistakenly attempt to quantify all 15 categories in an effort to comply.
Scope 3 emissions are all the other indirect emissions which are related to the reporting companys activities, such as the embodied emissions of purchased goods and services, business travel in thirdparty owned vehicles, or the. The best features of the new scope 3 emissions standard. The scope 3 evaluator is a free, webbased tool from greenhouse gas protocol and quantis that makes it easier for companies to measure, report, and reduce emissions throughout their value chain. Technical guidance for calculating scope 3 emissions. Guidance for the content of premarket submissions for.
Scope 3 evaluator now available greenhouse gas protocol. Supply chain emissions can be the largest source of an organizations climate impacts about four times their direct emissions on average. A customized tool delivers full ownership, higher usage adoption and efficiency, as well as flexible evolution. Scope 2 deals with the indirect emissions related to the consumption of electricity. Since recs are cheaper than carbon offsets, it makes sense to use recs to offset scope 2 emissions, while using carbon offsets to offset scope 1 and 3 emissions. Public ghg inventory reports accessible through ghg reporting programs. For companies just beginning to assess their scope 3.
Your next steps making the mostof your eauc membership1. Focussing on scope 1 and 2 emissions alone can distort a firms ghg estimates as scope 3 emissions often constitute a significant part of its overall ghg footprint, up to seventyfive percent in many firms. Building on the scope 3 standard, this companion guide makes it easier than. The scope 3 emissions challenge corporate citizenship. Guidance for the content of premarket submissions for software contained in medical devices. Terry grill, director of sustainability americas, sealed air corporation.
Vitalmetrics provided comprehensive guidance to us as we added scope 3 ghg emissions measurement to our existing range of metrics. Corporate value chain scope 3 standard greenhouse gas. Please refer to the scope 3 standard for requirements and guidance related to scope 3 accounting and reporting. As used in this guidance, software is the set of electronic instructions used to control the actions or output of a medical device, to provide input to or output from a medical. Direct ghg emissions occur from sources that are owned or controlled by the company, for example, emissions from combustion in. Lack of knowledge of scope 3 emissions inhibits a firms ability to pursue the most costeffective carbon mitigation strategies. Decide what emissions reduction andor clean energy technology to support. Phd2 is telescope guiding software that simplifies the process of tracking a guide star, letting you concentrate on other aspects of deepsky imaging or spectroscopy. For the purpose of providing information on anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and removals from lulucf activities under article 3, paragraphs 3 and 4 of the kyoto protocol, annex i parties shall apply, as appropriate, the 20 revised supplementary methods and good practice guidance arising from the kyoto protocol kp supplement.
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