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Carbon Footprint 1. Carbon footprint analyses may be part of What should be factored into a the bigger project of determining a life cycle Analysis CARBON FOOTPRINT ANALYSIS? assessment for a given product or service. *A carbon footprint is *Disclosure of an 2. Carbon footprint analyses consider only typically expressed as a organization’s carbon those environmental impacts related to kilograms or tons CO2 footprint to the public is global warming and climate change. To receive stewardship recognition for equivalent. optional but encouraged. 3. Major greenhouse gases include - CO2, CARBON FOOTPRINT ANALYSIS, a *Organizations must be *Offsite contributions CH4, N2O, SF6, HFCs, PFCs. company must determine a greenhouse able to explain the must be included in a gas emission value and be able to methodology used to carbon footprint 4. Benefits of conducting a carbon footprint present inspectors with documentation generate their carbon analysis. analysis may include - increased awareness footprint total. that details the data and method used to of environmental impact, ability to formulate calculate this value. A suitable carbon realistic goals aimed at reducing footprint analysis is all-encompassing environmental harm. and includes direct and indirect emissions. The analysis should determine the exclusive global amount of For more information on CARBON FOOTPRINT ANALYSES: carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases accumulated over the full lifecycle EPA — E3 Sustainability Tools of a product, service, or operation. https://www.epa.gov/e3/e3-sustainability-tools
A Carbon Footprint Analysis will tabulate: Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative
Emissions generated during transportation http://www.ghgprotocol.org/ of raw materials, product, or waste Carbon Disclosure Project
Process emissions https://www.cdp.net/en/info/about-us
Fugitive emissions The Carbon Neutral Company — Business Carbon Calculator Use of electric, heat, or steam power https://www.carbonneutral.com/ Emissions generated from air conditioning or refrigeration use
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