the long run 4c call webinar series: nepcon carbon footprint management standard july 15
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Carbon Footprint Management
The Long Run, 28 July 2015
• Background of the CFM Standard• The main CFM steps• Step by step run through of standard
1. Quality requirements
2. Defining the scope of the carbon footprint
3. Calculation of the carbon footprint
4. Carbon footprint management plan
5. Reporting and public information
6. Claims
• Questions, comments?
Content
Background of NEPCon’s CFM standard• Rationale:
– Comprehensiveness: wanted a standard that combines corporate and product GHG accounting and Carbon neutrality
– Ambitious and transparent product– Highly auditable
• Background standards: – PAS 2050, PAS 2060 and GHGP
• History:– January-February 2012: Internal hearing in CF
reference group– February 2012: External hearing with stakeholders,
staff and standards organisations– March 2012: First Draft to stakeholder consultation– November 2012: Second draft and new stakeholder
consultation– September 2013 Final version launched
NEPCon Carbon Footprint Management: The basic 8 steps
NEPCon Carbon Footprint Management Standard
Note that NEPCon CFM standard is open source!!
1. Quality requirements
1.1 Public Climate Policy: template available
1.2 Responsibilities and competences
1.3 Documentation: written, records
1.4 Performance monitoring: including corrective actions
2. Defining the scope of the carbon footprint2.1 Defining system boundaries: GHGs, organizational boundaries (control or share), operational boundaries (scopes), exclusions
2.2 Choosing a base year
Upstream Reporting company Downstream
Scope 3 Scope 1 Scope 3
Scope 2
Scope 3
3. Calculation of the Carbon Footprint3.1. Identifying emission sources3.2. Choosing calculation approach: Justify and document, accurate and conservative3.3. Collect emission data & choose emission factors: Primary sources preferred3.4. Allocations: Minimized as possible3.5. Assessing data quality: Complete, representative, uncertainty
Activity data (e.g. km travelled)
Emission factor (e.g. for car travel)
Quantity of tCO2e emissions
4. Carbon Footprint Management Plan4.1. Commitment to carbon emissions reduction and carbon neutrality: Target and plan4.2. Developing Reduction plan: Beyond regulations4.3. Developing Offsetting Plan : See Annex IV for credible schemes
Action plan
1.Out-of-hours system heat saving in production and offices2.Intelligent light saving system3.Biomass boiler – use of residual waste4.Fuel saving transport planning 5.Improved product packaging 6.Climate friendly puchasing policy7.Employee commuting campaign
CFM targets
15% Total reduction against base year by year XX
20% Reduction in electricity and heating by year XX
15% Reduction of material input by year XX
10% Reduction in fuel used in-house product transport
Carbon Footprint Management Plan
Definition: a reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide made in order to compensate for an emission made elsewhere
Examples1.Forests: reforestation, Improved forest management, REDD+
2.Waste handling and disposal
3.Renewable energy
Carbon Offsets
53 carbon offsetsTotal 63 tCO2e
10 tCO2e reduction
5. Reporting and Public Information
NEPCon Reporting documents:
•Certification statement
•Public version of the CFM Report Template
Client reporting documents:
•Their Climate policy
•Their CFM plan
6. Claims
Three levels:
a) Measuring CO2: After calculation has been verified by NEPCon to meet the requirements of this standardb) Reducing CO2: After achieved reduction has been assessed by NEPConc) CO2 neutral: After organisation reduction and offset has been assessed by NEPCon.
NEPCon verifies via annual certification that your declarations of carbon neutrality are accurate and credible, by looking at key evidence:
Carbon Footprint Management Plan
7. Verify your Carbon Footprint Management Plan
Your company’s main activities and/or product life cycle
Your emission data and data collection methods
Your carbon footprint calculations
The implementation of your Carbon Footprint Management Plan
• Public reporting upon your carbon footprint and reduction efforts
• Carbon ranking (e.g. Carbon disclosure project)
• Carbon neutral claims
• Eco-branding
• Internal communication
8. Report & Communicate your efforts
