Climate Science & GHG Fundamentals Flashcards
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What does the GHG Protocol's 'Scope 1' category include?
Answer: Direct emissions from sources owned or controlled by the reporting organization
Scope 1 covers direct GHG emissions from combustion, process emissions, and fugitive releases from sources that the organization owns or controls.
Which GHG Protocol scope covers indirect emissions from purchased electricity, steam, heat, or cooling?
Answer: Scope 2
Scope 2 emissions arise from the generation of purchased energy (electricity, steam, heat, or cooling) consumed by the reporting organization.
Which international framework provides the most widely used corporate GHG accounting and reporting standard?
Answer: The Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard
The GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard, developed by WRI and WBCSD, is the most widely adopted framework for corporate greenhouse gas accounting globally.
What is 'net zero' in the context of corporate GHG targets?
Answer: Achieving a balance between GHG emissions produced and GHG emissions removed from the atmosphere
Net zero means that an organization's total GHG emissions are balanced by an equivalent amount of carbon removal, resulting in no net addition of GHGs to the atmosphere.
What is the primary function of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)?
Answer: Synthesizing scientific research on climate change to inform policymakers
The IPCC assesses and synthesizes scientific, technical, and socioeconomic information on climate change, providing reports that inform global climate policy without conducting original research.
Which term describes a system where total GHG emissions are capped and companies may buy or sell emission allowances?
Answer: Cap-and-trade system
A cap-and-trade system sets an overall emission limit (cap) and allows entities to trade emission allowances, providing flexibility to reduce emissions cost-effectively.