Carbon Footprint & Emissions Tracking Flashcards
7 cards from real CEA practice questions. Tap to flip, then mark Knew It or Still Learning — missed cards come back until you master them.
Read the first 7 Carbon Footprint & Emissions Tracking flashcards as text
A company uses the 'operational control' approach to set its organizational boundary. Which facilities are included?
Answer: Facilities where the company has full authority to introduce and implement operating policies
Under the operational control approach, companies account for 100% of emissions from operations over which they have full authority to implement policies.
Which greenhouse gas has the highest 100-year global warming potential among the major GHGs regulated under the Kyoto Protocol?
Answer: Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)
Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) has a GWP of approximately 23,900, making it the most potent of the six Kyoto Protocol greenhouse gases.
What is 'activity data' in the context of emissions calculation?
Answer: Quantitative measures of human activity that result in GHG emissions
Activity data is the quantitative measure (e.g., fuel volume, kWh consumed, vehicle miles traveled) combined with emission factors to calculate GHG emissions.
Which calculation method multiplies activity data by a published conversion factor to estimate GHG emissions?
Answer: Emission factor method
The emission factor method calculates emissions by multiplying activity data (e.g., fuel consumed) by a factor representing emissions per unit of activity.
A logistics company tracks its delivery fleet fuel consumption to report emissions. This is an example of tracking which scope?
Answer: Scope 1
Fuel combustion in company-owned or leased vehicles is a Scope 1 direct emission source under the GHG Protocol.
In carbon footprint reporting, what is the purpose of a 'base year'?
Answer: To provide a reference point against which emissions reductions are measured over time
A base year provides a historical reference point so that changes in an organization's GHG emissions can be tracked and reductions can be quantified over time.
Which protocol is the most widely used international standard for corporate GHG accounting and reporting?
Answer: GHG Protocol Corporate Standard
The GHG Protocol Corporate Standard, developed by WRI and WBCSD, is the dominant global framework for corporate greenhouse gas accounting and reporting.