What is a carbon footprint evaluation?
A carbon footprint evaluation is an assessment that measures the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the activities of an organization, project, or product. These emissions are generated from burning fossil fuels during activities like raw material extraction, energy use, transportation, manufacturing, and waste disposal.The goal of evaluating a carbon footprint is to quantify these emissions, expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e), which allows organizations to understand their environmental impact and identify opportunities to reduce it.
In this article, we will explore the components of a carbon footprint evaluation and how it serves as a strategic tool.
Tunring a Lifecycle Carbon Analysis into a competitive advantage
Knowing yourself, your strengths and weaknesses is often a key factor of success in many areas of life; and your company is no exception. In case of low carbon strategies, the rule applies too. This article will explain you why and how to turn a Lifecycle Carbon Analysis (LCA) into a competitive advantage.
The emission factor
Without it, carbon accounting wouldn’t exist. Yet it is data that vary form a region of the globe to another, that need regular update to be relevant, and is compatible with a lot of different units.
We are talking here about the emissions factor (also called Carbon Intensity, or emission intensity), the factor of multiplication that converts quantified data into a kg or a ton of equivalent CO2 (CO2e), allowing to estimate the carbon impact of a complex organisation by a simple sum of the different emission activities.