2/8/2017. Measuring Your Carbon Footprint. GHG inventory a quantified list of an organization s GHG emissions and sources over a one year period.

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1 Measuring Your Carbon Footprint Michelle Bonner Vice President and Training Manager Climate Smart Training Session training session #1 objectives introduction to principles of greenhouse gas measurement map your operations, emissions sources and inventory boundary introduction to Climate Smart GHG management tool schedule your coaching call leave inspired and ready to do your first GHG inventory! a GHG inventory is GHG inventory a quantified list of an organization s GHG emissions and sources over a one year period. 1

2 Climate Smart overview session 1 MEASURE session 2 REDUCE session 3 LEVERAGE GHG management tool + access to client advisors Climate Smart certified a complete and reviewed greenhouse gas inventory emissions reduction plan a GHGinventory report membership in the Climate Smart network of businesses Climate Smart certified a complete and reviewed greenhouse gas inventory an emissions reduction plan that: addresses most significant sources of emissions measured is approved by a senior decision maker 2

3 TRAINED: 850+ businesses from all sectors BUSINESSES ARE HAVING IMPACT! In their first two years: AVG. REDUCTION: 11% AVG. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEES: 2.7% TOP PERFORMERS: REDUCING 30%+ Reduced annual GHGs by 10%: reduced waste to landfill by 37.5% paper use down by 20% other initiatives: staff commuting, heating, business travel Green team at Pacific Blue Cross 3

4 Since 2009 Van Houtte Coffee BC has: reduced annual GHG emissions by 27% reduced annual operating costs by $100K+ Source: IPCC 4AR Working Group I Chapter 2 (2007) greenhouse gas emissions dramatically increasing 4

5 Carbon? Quiz impacts of climate change mountain pine beetle attack photo by Lorraine Maclauchlan, Ministry of Forests, Southern Interior Forest Region Scientific Visualization Studio, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center seven main greenhouse gases carbon dioxide CO 2 methane CH 4 nitrous oxide N 2 O 5

6 seven main greenhouse gases perfluorocarbons PFCs hydrofluorocarbons HFCs sulfur hexafluoride SF 6 nitrogen trifluoride NF 3 global warming potential heat trapping ability compared to CO 2 GHG GWP CO 2 1 CH 4 25 N 2 O 310 HFCs ,700 PFCs 6,500 9,200 NF 3 17,200 SF 6 23,900 BC s GHGs: 64.5 Megatonnes CO 2 e BC Climate Leadership Plan. August

7 World GHG Emissions 2010 Other Energy 10% Source: IPCC WGI Report, 2014 Industry 21% Electricity and Heat Production 25% Transport 14% Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use 24% Buildings 6% Total: 49 gigatonnes CO 2 e BC climate policy BC: reduce total emissions by 80% from 2007 levels by 2050 Canada: reduce 30% from 2005 levels by 2030 Paris Climate Agreement: limit warming to no more than 2 degrees C climate action charter carbon neutral operations by

8 well excuuuuse me success story success story: tinhorn creek vineyards Tinhorn Creek Vineyards 8

9 Tinhorn Creek Vineyards Aggressive Tube Bending Replaced old air compressors annual electricity reduction: 25%+ annual cost savings: $7,700 payback period: 1.6 years with Power Smart incentive cost reduction Also reduced emissions from welding gases heating waste to landfill Total annual GHG reduction: 13% Victoria Butterfly Gardens cost reduction thermal polymembrane greenhouse cover (pay back: 11 months) boiler retrofit (pay back: 16 months) annual savings 50% heating 80+ tonnes CO 2 e $20,000+ 9

10 brand lift, competitive advantage We have new business coming in that we would not have had, had we not had this [initiatives to reduce GHG emissions and waste] in place. Scott Gray, Director of Brand employee recruitment & retention We recently had an interviewee mention that our active involvement in the Climate Smart program was a major draw card for her wanting to work at Treen. - Angela Foster, Marketing Coordinator the Greenhouse Gas Protocol GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard sample users Ikea Vancity Body Shop Starbucks Royal Bank Timberland Suncor Staples and 750+ Climate Smart businesses and organizations 10

11 GHG inventory principles TRACCC transparency relevance accuracy completeness consistency conservatism a GHG inventory is GHG inventory covers a one year period is repeated annually to track progress against baseline year select an inventory period emissions mapping 1. Map Operations and Emissions Sources 2. Understand Emissions Scopes (Categories) 3. Operational Boundary TBD 4. Identify Data Sources 11

12 1. Map Operations and Emissions Sources emissions mapping map the buildings associated with your business L = leased O = owned offices warehouses, plants, etc. emissions mapping map the vehicles you lease or own or lease L = leased O = owned delivery fleet sales fleet 12

13 emissions mapping map other transportation associated with your business third party shipping (goods in/out) employee commuting business travel emissions mapping map your paper consumption copy paper brochures catalogues other emissions mapping map your waste office waste manufacturing/proce ssing waste recycling compost 13

14 emissions mapping map any other emission sources refrigeration equipment example: Better Building Company employee commuting business travel subcontractors: vehicles and equipment head office: waste paper job sites: waste company fleet materials shipping emissions mapping GREEN MARKER = direct emissions where do you burn fuel? natural gas heating other heating fuel electricity generated on site vehicle fuel (in vehicles you lease or own) refrigerants not electricity 14

15 example: Better Building Company employee commuting business travel job sites: waste company fleet subcontractors: vehicles and equipment head office: waste paper materials shipping emissions mapping RED MARKER = indirect emissions anywhere you use power that you don t generate yourself purchased electricity purchased electricity/steam for heat example: Better Building Company employee commuting business travel job sites: waste company fleet subcontractors: vehicles and equipment head office: waste paper materials shipping 15

16 emissions mapping BLUE MARKER = indirect emissions everything else! anything you do not have ownership or operational control over commuting taxis paper use waste couriers air travel example: Better Building Company business travel flights job sites: waste construction employee commuting company fleet subcontractors vehicles equipment head office: waste paper materials shipping cargo/freight 2. Understand Emissions Scopes 16

17 guidance for inclusion 3. Operational Boundary TBD indirect emissions: non owned or controlled emissions (scope 3) relatively large pointsource emissions you can influence the emission amount or source data is relatively easy to collect emissions result from a core business requirement significant contribution to your company s GHG risk exposure scope 3:office based business scope 3: service/support business 17

18 example: Better Building Company employee commuting business travel flights job sites: trailers (energy) electricity waste construction/office waste company fleet fuel subcontractors vehicles equipment head office heating electricity paper waste materials shipping cargo/freight 4. Identify Data Sources resources and data collection tools information required for the GHG management tool emission and data sources sample employee commute survey Excel aggregator templates on line employee commute survey 18

19 Climate Smart GHG management tool expert external inventory review what we ll check for documentation: aggregation, assumptions principles: TRACC iterative process: feedback Climate Smart inventory summary 19

20 GHG management tool GHG management tool questions? Ana Lukyanova your client advisor x 229 ana@climatesmartbusiness.com 20

21 setting up for success support from business owners and top management communication (internal, external) allocation of resources (time, capital) commitment setting up systems setting up systems who to enlist for help? improvements to systems for easier data gathering? where to store the inventory data? where to document assumptions and internal process? Documenting the process setting up systems 21

22 evaluation: sess1 read your last inventory report coaching call collect scope 1 and 2 data okay to share contact info? you thank 2017 Climate Smart Businesses Inc. Suite Carrall Street Vancouver, BC V6B 6E3 Canada phone: (604) info@climatesmartbusiness.com 22