Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Day 1
Triple Planetary Crisis – interrelated global challenges
Biodiversity Loss
Pollution
Climate Change
- Fossil fuel burning
- Increases heat trapping ghg
- Raising Earth’s average surface temperature
Key Envi impacts of climate change
- Warmer temp
- Rising sea level
- Changes in weather pattern
- Human related illnesses
- Infectious disease
- Food and water scarcity
- Mental health
Biodiversity loss – reduction in biodiversity
Key Envi. Impacts of biodiversity Loss
- Ecosystem Eruption
- Loss of genetic resources
- Collapse of ecosystem
- Reduced medicinal resources
- Food security
- Cultural Impacts
Pollution
Key Envi. Impacts of pollution
- Air pollution
- Water pollution
- Soil pollution
- Plastic pollution
Thermoset plastic (bottle caps, pipes etc.,)
Thermoplastic (not heat resistant. Eg., insulation for electrical
cables, clothing, styrofoams.,)
Solutions and mitigation strategies
- Kyoto Protocol (Dec 2, 2015, thru Paris Treaty Agreement) to reduce
GHG
- RA 9729 (Climate change act of 2009)
- Philippine Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Climate change
mitigation
National Climate Change Action Plan 2011-2028
- Food Security
- Water Sufficiency
- Ecological and environmental stability
- Human Security
- Climate friendly industries and services
- Sustainable energy
- Knowledge and capacity development
RRP (Risk Resiliency Program)
- To deliver and reduce climate change impacts
RA 11898: EPR
- Linear economy
- Recycling economy
- Circular economy
1. Material Extraction
2. Manufacturing
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Introduction On Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory
How to respond to climate change act?
- Mitigation
- Adaptation (Private Sectors)
Stocktaking
A. Company has a GHG Inventory & management plan (IMP) and
reporting system (need to implement)
B. Company has IMP for internal purposes
C. Company has been trained on GHG inventory and management and
will do inventory
D. Company is thinking of getting capacity to do inventory and
reporting
E. No inventory
Calculating for GHG (GWP)
1. Activity data
2. Emission Factor
3. Global Warming potential
4. GHG Emission in CO2
Given: Per liter of diesel, you emit = 2.852 kg CO2
Per liter of gas, you emit = 2.059 kg CO2
Topic 1: GHG Inventory
Measure of an organization impact on the environment in terms of
amount of GHG emission
First step: To know how we emit GHG
How is a carbon footprint measured?
- CEMS
- Carbon dioxide emission
Benefits of GHG Reporting
- Be more competitive
- Be prepared
- Be a leader
- Track your success
Introduction to GHG Protocol Corporate Standard
Launch by 1998 by World Resources Institute
Different Standards
- IPCC Standards
[Link]
Introduction to IPCC Guidelines
Methodological Choice
Tier 1: the basic calculation
Tier 2: intermediate
Tier 3: most demanding in terms of complexity and data
requirements
- Tier 1 and 2 higher tier method
- The higher the tier the more data you need, the more accurate data
you received.
Defining Inventory Boundaries
Boundaries – Imaginary lines encompassing the emissions to
include in an entities GHG inventory
1. Organizational boundaries
- Determine which entity operations or business unit to include in
your GHG inventory
2. Operational boundaries
- Determine which emissions sources
Scope 1 – All GHG emissions, with the exception of direct CO2 from
biogenic sources.
- stationary combustion (genset, boilers, furnaces)
- mobile combustion (vehicles owned)
- chemical production
- on-site waste management facilities (composting)
- fugitive emission (leakage)
Scope 2 – Indirect GHG emissions associated with the consumption of
purchased or acquired electricity, heating, cooling or steam
- Indirect GHG emissions
Scope 3 – All indirect emissions not covered in scope 2
- Employee commuting
- Employee OB travel
- Activities of outsourced contractors
Biogenic CO2 Emission Not Included
Topic 4: Steps in GHG Inventory
Manage
Plan
Develop
Step 1: Determining resource requirement
Establish a Climate Change Team
Preparing a budget
Step 2: Establishing boundaries
Step 3: Collect data
Design efficient data management
Select a base year
Obtain appropriate activity data
And emission factors
Ensure data quality
- Relevance, completeness, consistency, transparency and
accuracy
Calculate emissions
Step 5: Manage GHG emissions (need management support)
Decide on the GHG emission/reduction target
Types of targets
- Absolute target – ex. 5% below the 1990 base year emission
- Intensity target – amount is relative to some measures of
business activities
Identify emissions reduction opportunities
- Reducing electricity use in buildings and facilities such as lightings,
computers etc.,
Reports the GHG inventory results
GHG Accounting Principle
T – Transparency
R – Relevance
A – Accuracy
C – Completeness
C – Compatibility
C – Consistency
Purchased Electricity
Indirect emission
Gen. formula
Activity data X Grid emission factor = Emission
Result is in tons CO2
Activity Data
Monthly electric bill
Meter reading
Watch out
Using the correct GEF
Units
Include assumptions and estimates in the report
NGEF
2019-2021 (Luzon Visayas)
BM Emission Factor – 0.7181 ton CO2/mwh
(Mindanao)
BM Emission Factor – 0.8171 ton CO2/mwh
Transmission and Distribution Loss
(System loss rate)/(1- system loss rate) = will be found on the
electric bill
= ton CO2e = (DLAF) (EC) (GEF)
Air Business Travel
Air calculator miles (can be access online)
Emissions from Industrial Processes and Product Use (IPPU)
Emission from Industrial Wastewater
Tier 1: Method applies default values for EF (Bo, MCF, etc.,)ch
