Second generation of GHG Protocol tools released; WRI and WBCSD seeking sponsors for mobile combustion tool
The second generation of GHG Protocol tools is available at www.ghgprotocol.org/calculation-tools.
The GHG Protocol has updated many of its calculation tools with the most recent emission factors and calculation methodologies, according to the latest technical guidance provided by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), International Energy Agency (IEA), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The following changes have been made:
- Stationary combustion: revised emission factor
- Electricity, heat or steam purchase: revised emission factors
- Adipic acid: updated emission factors
- Aluminum: revised method for calculating the CO2 emissions from lime product
- Ammonia: an entirely new method for calculating CO2 emissions based on properties of the fuels consumed in manufacture
- HCFC-22: a new method for calculating the HFC-23 emissions based on the carbon and flourine balance efficiencies of the production process
- Lime: two new methods that calculate the CO2 emissions based on the properties of either the lime types produced or of the carbonates used in lime manufacture
- Nitric acid: revised emission factors
The tools most notably absent from this latest upgrade are the travel and mobile combustion tools - ‘CO2 emissions from transport or mobile sources,’ and accompanying tools for business travel and employee commuting. Mobile combustion sources are cross-cutting and relevant to every business, and more service-sector and office-based organizations are starting to consider their carbon footprints, which primarily consist of ‘Scope 3′ (indirect) emissions from sources such as employee commuting and business travel. As a result, these tools are the most frequently downloaded from the GHG Protocol website, making the need for their revision critical and urgent.
To ensure the travel and mobile combustion tools are up to date with the most current methodologies and emission factors, the GHG Protocol needs to address the following identified critical needs:
- Revised emission factors for freight transport
- Revised emission factors for passenger travel by road, rail and, especially, air.
WRI and WBCSD are currently seeking sponsors from the GHG Protocol community and the support of experts from academia, industry, and government stakeholders worldwide. We urge you to contact us as soon as possible to contribute and participate in this opportunity.
