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Wood Products

Please first consult the PDF documents for advice on the use of the corresponding spreadsheets. General guidance on developing an inventory can be found in the Corporate Standard.


The Wood Products tool offers a collection of tools that cover the emission sources typically associated with a Wood Products plant.  Please note that the tools listed below are only meant as a guide; some companies may have emissions not listed and may need to see the complete listing of tools to accurately develop their GHG inventory.

Downloads

Direct Emissions (Emission sources owned or controlled by you)

These sources are considered Scope 1 for reporting purposes

GHG emissions from wood products facilities-English units
Guidance Document (2 MB)
Excel Worksheet (308 KB)
Version: 1.0
Release date: July 2005
GHG emissions from wood products facilities-SI units
Guidance Document (2 MB)
Excel Worksheet (307 KB)
Version: 1.0
Release date: July 2005
GHG emissions from stationary combustion
Guidance Document (2 MB)
Excel Worksheet (569 KB)
Version: 3.1
Release date: March 2008
CO2 emissions from transport or mobile sources
Guidance Document (211 KB)
Excel Worksheet (539 KB)
Version: 1.3
Release date: January 2005

Indirect Emissions (Emissions from use of purchased electricity, heat or steam)

These sources are considered Scope 2 for reporting purposes

Indirect CO2 emissions from Purchased Electricity, Heat, or Steam
Guidance Document (206 KB)
Excel Worksheet (810 KB)
Version: 2.0
Release date: March 2008
Allocation of Emissions from a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Plant
Guidance Document (231 KB)
Excel Worksheet (50 KB)
Version: 1.0
Release date: September 2006

Other Indirect Emissions (All other emission sources)

These sources are considered Scope 3 for reporting purposes

Emissions from employee commuting
Excel Worksheet (197 KB) Version: 2.0
Release date: June 2006
CO2 emissions from business travel
Excel Worksheet (135 KB) Version: 1.2
Release date: August 2005
CO2 emissions from transport or mobile sources
Guidance Document (211 KB)
Excel Worksheet (539 KB)
Version: 1.3
Release date: January 2005

Additional Guidance Documents

These additional documents provide further clarification on quantification and reporting issues

A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard (Corporate Standard)
Guidance Document (4 MB)
Base Year Adjustments
Guidance Document (143 KB)
Categorizing GHG Emissions Associated with Leased Assets
Guidance Document (105 KB)
Measurement and Estimation Uncertainty of GHG Emissions
Guidance Document (227 KB)
Excel Worksheet (57 KB)
Version: 1.0
Release date: September 2003

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