CEA Carbon Footprint & Emissions Tracking 5

Question 1

Which EPA program requires large US facilities emitting 25,000 metric tons or more of CO2e annually to report their greenhouse gas emissions?

Accepted Answer

EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP)

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Clean Air Act Title V permit program

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ENERGY STAR certification program

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EPA's Acid Rain Program

Question 2

In a lifecycle assessment (LCA), 'cradle-to-gate' analysis covers emissions from:

Accepted Answer

Raw material extraction through the point of product manufacturing completion

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Raw material extraction through the end of a product's useful life

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Product use phase through end-of-life disposal

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Transportation of goods from factory gate to retail sale

Question 3

What does 'double counting' refer to in Scope 3 emissions reporting?

Accepted Answer

When two companies in the same value chain both report the same emission as their own Scope 3

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Reporting the same emission source under both Scope 1 and Scope 2

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Applying two different emission factors to the same activity data

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Counting emissions from both purchased and self-generated electricity

Question 4

Which verification level provides the highest assurance that a company's GHG inventory is accurate and complete?

Accepted Answer

Reasonable assurance (audit engagement)

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Limited assurance (review engagement)

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Self-declaration with internal review

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Peer company benchmarking

Question 5

An energy analyst calculates that a facility's total Scope 1 emissions increased 10% but its revenue grew 25% in the same year. What happened to the facility's carbon intensity?

Accepted Answer

Carbon intensity decreased

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Carbon intensity increased by 10%

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Carbon intensity stayed the same

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Carbon intensity increased by 25%

Question 6

Which of the following best describes 'avoided emissions' in carbon footprint analysis?

Accepted Answer

GHG reductions that occur outside a company's value chain as a result of its products or services

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Emissions that are captured and stored underground via CCS

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Scope 3 emissions excluded from a company's inventory due to data unavailability

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Regulatory exemptions that allow a facility to exceed its permitted emission limit

Question 7

When tracking fugitive emissions from refrigeration equipment, which data collection method directly measures actual leakage rates?

Accepted Answer

Refrigerant purchase and inventory mass balance method

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Emission factor method using equipment capacity

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Engineering calculation based on equipment age

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Extrapolation from industry average leak rates