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Climate Change & Sustainability Metrics Flashcards

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  1. Under ISO 14064-1:2018, what is required for an organization to establish a meaningful GHG inventory base year?

    Answer: A representative year with verified data used as a reference for tracking progress

    ISO 14064-1 requires a base year that is representative and uses verified data to serve as a consistent reference point for measuring emission changes over time.

  2. A sustainability auditor assesses a company's claim of being 'carbon neutral.' Which element is most critical to verify?

    Answer: That residual emissions after reductions are offset by certified, additional, and permanent carbon credits

    Carbon neutrality claims require that remaining emissions be offset with high-quality credits that are additional, permanent, verifiable, and certified under recognized standards.

  3. Which of the following best describes the concept of 'additionality' in carbon offset projects?

    Answer: The emission reductions would not have occurred without the carbon finance incentive

    Additionality means the greenhouse gas reductions are beyond what would have happened under a business-as-usual scenario without carbon finance.

  4. The SEC's climate disclosure rule (2024) primarily requires which categories of US public companies to disclose?

    Answer: Large accelerated and accelerated filers for Scope 1 and 2; Scope 3 only if material or targeted

    The SEC rule requires large accelerated and accelerated filers to disclose Scope 1 and 2 emissions; Scope 3 is required only if material or the subject of a public target.

  5. Which sustainability metric measures the ratio of renewable energy consumed to total energy consumed by an organization?

    Answer: Renewable Energy Ratio (RER)

    The Renewable Energy Ratio expresses the share of an organization's total energy consumption that comes from renewable sources.

  6. Under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which standard set governs the required sustainability disclosures?

    Answer: European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)

    CSRD mandates the use of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) developed by EFRAG for qualifying EU and non-EU companies.

  7. In life cycle assessment (LCA), which impact category is most directly linked to climate change?

    Answer: Global warming potential (GWP)

    Global Warming Potential (GWP) quantifies the radiative forcing contribution of GHG emissions over a specified time horizon, directly measuring climate change impact.