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Preparing for the ‘Carbon Tax Trip’ ahead

GIBS/Champions of the Environment FoundationAlex Hetherington - February 26, 2013

Agenda

1. About Carbon Calculated2. Goals of a carbon footprint3. Types of carbon emissions4. Key points of carbon profile5. The Roads ahead – carbon scenarios 6. Carbon emission examples

Measurement and strategy

• Cost-effective solution• Trained in GHG Protocol (WRI & WBCSD)

- Organisational (annual)- One-off Project- Verification- Real-time

Carbon Calculated

Why a carbon footprint?

Greenhouse Gases (GHGs)…more than just carbon dioxide (CO2)…

… SF6 … CH4 … N2O… HFCs… PFCs

GOAL of a carbon footprint is to capture as many DIRECT & INDIRECT GHG emissions from an organisation or product.

You can’t manage what you don’t measure!

Emission scopes

Purposefully confusing, but does prevent double-counting!

Compulsory vs. voluntary

Key components of CO2 profile

Underlying information1. Sustainability data

2. Carbon footprint

3. Financial monitoring

The road ahead

CO2 Management Scenario 1

DRIVING BLINDNo measurementNo managementNo cost control UNPREPARED

CO2 Management Scenario 2

MYOPIC (‘tunnel vision’)

Measured, but in COMPLIANCE mode

NO MANAGEMENT

CO2 Management Scenario 2

MYOPIC (‘tunnel vision’)

CO2 Management Scenario 3

Real-time info Target setting Forwards &

backwards

360o Vision

Sustainability Dashboard

Remember the scopes

Purposefully confusing, but does prevent double-counting!

Compulsory vs. voluntary

Example: carbon in healthcare

Where do the emissions lie?

Example: carbon in healthcare

Where do the emissions lie?

Where do the emissions lie?

Example: carbon in healthcare

Where do the emissions lie?

Example: carbon in healthcare

Where do the emissions lie?

Example: carbon in healthcare

Example: carbon in healthcare

Example: carbon in healthcare

Benefits of carbon footprinting

1. Forced measurement of useful metrics2. Understanding sustainability data 3. Controlling costs4. Track initiatives for improvement – esp. EE5. Set & gauge targets – carbon, financial, other

Drivers for carbon management

Alex HetheringtonTel: 021-671-9883alex@carboncalculated.co.za

www.carboncalculated.co.za

Thank you!