CCP GHG Protocol & Scope 1-2-3 3

Question 1

A software company wants to categorize emissions from employees working from home. Under GHG Protocol Scope 3, which category applies?

Accepted Answer

Category 7: Employee Commuting

Answer

The GHG Protocol includes homeworking emissions within Category 7 (Employee Commuting), as updated in supplemental guidance.

Question 2

Under the GHG Protocol, what is the primary purpose of the 'relevance' criterion when assessing Scope 3 categories?

Accepted Answer

To identify categories that are most significant to the company's total footprint

Answer

The relevance criterion helps companies prioritize Scope 3 categories that are likely to be most significant contributors to their overall inventory.

Question 3

Which GHG Protocol method calculates Scope 3 upstream emissions using industry-average data multiplied by economic activity?

Accepted Answer

Spend-based method

Answer

The spend-based method multiplies financial spend on goods/services by industry-average emission factors expressed per unit of economic activity (e.g., $/kg CO2e).

Question 4

A power purchase agreement (PPA) with a new renewable energy project qualifies as a market-based Scope 2 instrument under GHG Protocol. What additional attribute makes it more credible than a standard REC?

Accepted Answer

It is directly linked to new additionality and specific generation attributes

Answer

Additionality — where the PPA supports new renewable capacity that would not have been built otherwise — and direct contractual linkage to specific generation attributes make PPAs more credible than generic RECs.

Question 5

Under the GHG Protocol equity share approach, if Company A owns 40% of a joint venture, how much of the JV's emissions does Company A report?

Accepted Answer

40% of the JV's total emissions

Answer

Under the equity share approach, a company accounts for GHG emissions from operations in proportion to its equity share, so 40% ownership means 40% of emissions.

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