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== How to Calculate GHG Emissions ==
 
== How to Calculate GHG Emissions ==
According to the [[GHG Protocol]], companies generally calculate [[GHG Emissions]] using the following steps:<ref>The Greenhouse Gas Protocol, A corporate accounting and reporting standard, Revised Edition 2008</ref>
 
* Every business has processes, products, or services that generate direct and/or indirect emissions from one or more of the possible source categories. The first step is to Identify [[GHG Emissions Sources]]
 
* Select a GHG emissions calculation approach
 
* Collect activity data and choose emission factors
 
* Apply calculation tools
 
* Roll-up GHG emissions data to corporate level.
 
  
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=== Corporate Methodology ===
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Every business has processes, products, or services that generate direct and/or indirect emissions from one or more of the possible source categories. According to the [[GHG Protocol]], companies generally calculate [[GHG Emissions]] using the following steps:<ref>The Greenhouse Gas Protocol, A corporate accounting and reporting standard, Revised Edition 2008</ref>
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* The first step is to Identify [[GHG Emissions Sources]]
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* Select from possible [[GHG Emissions Calculation Approaches]]
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* Collect [[Activity Data]] and choose [[GHG Emission Factor | emission factors]]
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* Apply [[GHG Emissions Calculation Tools]]
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* [[GHG Emissions Aggregation | Roll-up GHG emissions data]] to corporate level.
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Latest revision as of 17:00, 9 June 2023

How to Calculate GHG Emissions

Corporate Methodology

Every business has processes, products, or services that generate direct and/or indirect emissions from one or more of the possible source categories. According to the GHG Protocol, companies generally calculate GHG Emissions using the following steps:[1]

References

  1. The Greenhouse Gas Protocol, A corporate accounting and reporting standard, Revised Edition 2008