1. “promoting the goal of sustainable development” iema The professional body for the environment Carbon Footprinting Sean Hayes IEMA Scotland North

2. “promoting the goal of sustainable development” iema The professional body for the environment Scene setting The world's population produces 16 million tonnes of CO2 every 24 hours, of which the UK alone is responsible for 13%. To plant a forest to offset the UK's carbon emissions, the forest would need to cover the entire area of the UK and half as much again.

3. “promoting the goal of sustainable development” iema The professional body for the environment

4. “promoting the goal of sustainable development” iema The professional body for the environment Carbon Footprinting The total set of GHG emissions caused directly and indirectly by an individual, organisation, event or product [Carbon Trust] A measure of the impact human activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of green house gases produced, measured in units of carbon dioxide [anon. widely quoted] Three main sources 1.Direct (combustion, CH 4, HFC) 2.Electricity, heat & steam 3.Use of products and services (i.e. outwith direct control)

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7. “promoting the goal of sustainable development” iema The professional body for the environment Standards & Methodologies GHG Protocol Initiative Guidelines set out by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) ISO14063, 14064: Quantifying and Reporting GHG Emissions Consultancy sign-off

8. “promoting the goal of sustainable development” iema The professional body for the environment Who’s doing it? Tesco 4.13m tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. (UK 2.25mt) Balfour Beatty 172,000 tonnes Carbon disclosure project

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10. “promoting the goal of sustainable development” iema The professional body for the environment Preparation In order to complete the calculation you will need data for: –Your energy use on-site (eg gas, oil) –Your organisation's usage of vehicles –Your electricity usage –Your employee travel (by rail, car, plane, etc.) –Data on other sources of emissions relevant to your organisation

11. “promoting the goal of sustainable development” iema The professional body for the environment Preparation - boundaries

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21. “promoting the goal of sustainable development” iema The professional body for the environment Output

22. “promoting the goal of sustainable development” iema The professional body for the environment Indirect Emissions

23. “promoting the goal of sustainable development” iema The professional body for the environment A Zillion tonnes - what next?

24. “promoting the goal of sustainable development” iema The professional body for the environment Case Study - Walkers

25. “promoting the goal of sustainable development” iema The professional body for the environment Conclusions A big step to understanding your impact Have an idea of what you want from it Find out what is going on in your sector Set a boundary Think about the protocol/tool to use Prepare your data Help is available It can surprise you & lead to savings Go for it!

26. “promoting the goal of sustainable development” iema The professional body for the environment Links GHG Protocol www.ghgprotocol.org EU calculator www.mycarbonfootprint.eu UK Gov actonco2.direct.gov.uk/index.html Google.co.uk/CarbonFootprint Warwick University (shopping calculator!) www.carboncalculator.co.uk/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_footprint Carbon disclosure project www.cdproject.net BP calculator www.bp.com (Follow ‘Quick Link’) www.carbonfootprint.com (private co.) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_footprint