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=== Corporate Methodology === | === Corporate Methodology === | ||
| − | 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. 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> |
| + | * The first step is to Identify [[GHG Emissions Sources]] | ||
* Select from possible [[GHG Emissions Calculation Approaches]] | * Select from possible [[GHG Emissions Calculation Approaches]] | ||
| − | * Collect | + | * Collect [[Activity Data]] and choose [[GHG Emission Factor | emission factors]] |
* Apply [[GHG Emissions Calculation Tools]] | * Apply [[GHG Emissions Calculation Tools]] | ||
* [[GHG Emissions Aggregation | Roll-up GHG emissions data]] to corporate level. | * [[GHG Emissions Aggregation | Roll-up GHG emissions data]] to corporate level. | ||
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== 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]
- The first step is to Identify GHG Emissions Sources
- Select from possible GHG Emissions Calculation Approaches
- Collect Activity Data and choose emission factors
- Apply GHG Emissions Calculation Tools
- Roll-up GHG emissions data to corporate level.
References
- ↑ The Greenhouse Gas Protocol, A corporate accounting and reporting standard, Revised Edition 2008
