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Organizational Carbon Footprint Flashcards

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  1. Under the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard, which scope covers emissions from employee business travel in rented vehicles?

    Answer: Scope 3 Category 6

    Business travel in vehicles not owned or controlled by the company falls under Scope 3 Category 6 (Business Travel).

  2. An organization uses a market-based method to calculate Scope 2 emissions. What instrument does it primarily rely on?

    Answer: Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs) or supplier contracts

    The market-based method uses Energy Attribute Certificates (e.g., RECs, GOs) and contractual instruments to reflect the actual electricity product purchased.

  3. Which of the following is NOT a criterion in the GHG Protocol's relevance test for selecting Scope 3 categories?

    Answer: The category is required by applicable financial reporting standards

    Financial reporting standards are not part of the GHG Protocol relevance criteria; relevance focuses on materiality, influence, risk, and stakeholder concerns.

  4. A manufacturing company sources electricity from the local grid and also operates an on-site diesel generator. How should diesel combustion be classified?

    Answer: Scope 1 — direct emissions

    Combustion of fuels in equipment owned or controlled by the organization is always classified as Scope 1, regardless of generator size.

  5. What is the primary purpose of setting an organizational boundary before calculating a carbon footprint?

    Answer: To define which entities and operations are included in the inventory

    The organizational boundary determines which legal entities, facilities, or operations are consolidated into the inventory based on control or equity share.

  6. Which consolidation approach attributes 100% of emissions from an operation to the reporting organization if it has operational authority over that operation?

    Answer: Operational control approach

    The operational control approach consolidates 100% of emissions from operations over which the company has full authority to introduce and implement operating policies.

  7. A company recalculates its base year emissions after a significant acquisition. Which GHG Protocol principle requires this recalculation?

    Answer: Consistency

    The consistency principle requires base year recalculation when structural changes (mergers, acquisitions, divestitures) would make year-over-year comparisons misleading.