CAP Footprint Analysis 3

Question 1

What term describes the practice of purchasing Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) to reduce reported Scope 2 emissions?

Accepted Answer

Market-based accounting

Answer

Market-based accounting uses contractual instruments like RECs to reflect the emissions associated with chosen energy supplies.

Question 2

In supply chain footprinting, what is a 'tier 1 supplier'?

Accepted Answer

A supplier that directly provides goods or services to the reporting company

Answer

Tier 1 suppliers have a direct contractual relationship with the reporting company, unlike tier 2 or tier 3 suppliers.

Question 3

Which approach to carbon footprinting evaluates all environmental burdens across a product's entire life from raw material to disposal?

Accepted Answer

Cradle-to-grave LCA

Answer

Cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment covers all stages from raw material extraction through end-of-life disposal.

Question 4

A company's Scope 1 direct emissions include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Natural gas combustion in company-owned boilers

Answer

Scope 1 covers direct emissions from sources owned or controlled by the organization, such as on-site fuel combustion.

Question 5

When calculating emissions from refrigerants, which emission source type is used?

Accepted Answer

Fugitive emissions

Answer

Refrigerant leaks are classified as fugitive emissions because they escape unintentionally from equipment rather than through a defined exhaust point.

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CAP Footprint Analysis 3