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Carbon Footprint & Emissions Tracking Flashcards

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  1. Which GHG Protocol scope covers emissions from purchased electricity consumed by an organization?

    Answer: Scope 2

    Scope 2 covers indirect emissions from the generation of purchased electricity, steam, heat, or cooling consumed by the reporting company.

  2. What is the standard unit used to express and compare greenhouse gas emissions across different gases?

    Answer: Carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e)

    CO2 equivalent (CO2e) normalizes all greenhouse gases to a common unit based on their 100-year global warming potential (GWP).

  3. A manufacturing facility tracks direct emissions from its on-site natural gas boilers. Under the GHG Protocol, these are classified as:

    Answer: Scope 1 emissions

    Scope 1 covers direct GHG emissions from sources owned or controlled by the organization, including combustion in owned boilers.

  4. Which metric is used to measure the 100-year climate impact of a greenhouse gas relative to CO2?

    Answer: Global Warming Potential (GWP)

    Global Warming Potential (GWP) compares the heat-trapping ability of a greenhouse gas over 100 years relative to CO2.

  5. Which of the following is a Scope 3 emission category under the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard?

    Answer: Employee commuting

    Employee commuting is a Scope 3 upstream category because the emissions occur in assets not owned or controlled by the reporting company.

  6. An energy analyst wants to calculate the carbon footprint of electricity use. Which data source provides the appropriate emission factor for US grid electricity?

    Answer: EPA eGRID database

    EPA's eGRID (Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database) provides subregional emission factors for US grid electricity generation.

  7. What does the term 'organizational boundary' refer to in the context of GHG accounting?

    Answer: The definition of which entities and operations are included in an inventory

    Organizational boundary determines which operations and subsidiaries are included in a GHG inventory, typically set using the equity share or control approach.