Footprint Analysis Flashcards

What term describes the practice of purchasing Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) to reduce reported Scope 2 emissions?

Answer: Market-based accounting

Market-based accounting uses contractual instruments like RECs to reflect the emissions associated with chosen energy supplies.

In supply chain footprinting, what is a 'tier 1 supplier'?

Answer: A supplier that directly provides goods or services to the reporting company

Tier 1 suppliers have a direct contractual relationship with the reporting company, unlike tier 2 or tier 3 suppliers.

Which approach to carbon footprinting evaluates all environmental burdens across a product's entire life from raw material to disposal?

Answer: Cradle-to-grave LCA

Cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment covers all stages from raw material extraction through end-of-life disposal.

A company's Scope 1 direct emissions include which of the following?

Answer: Natural gas combustion in company-owned boilers

Scope 1 covers direct emissions from sources owned or controlled by the organization, such as on-site fuel combustion.

When calculating emissions from refrigerants, which emission source type is used?

Answer: Fugitive emissions

Refrigerant leaks are classified as fugitive emissions because they escape unintentionally from equipment rather than through a defined exhaust point.

Under ISO 14064-2, what is the primary purpose of a 'project baseline'?

Answer: To represent what emissions would occur without the GHG project

A project baseline quantifies the reference scenario against which emission reductions from the GHG project are measured.

Which Scope 3 category captures emissions from goods and services purchased by the reporting company?

Answer: Category 1: Purchased goods and services

Scope 3 Category 1 covers all upstream emissions from the production of purchased goods and services.