This tutorial guides you through the process of calculating your organization's total carbon footprint and understanding your emission profile using Carbon GPT.
Prerequisites
- Completed Measuring Emissions tutorial
- Emission data entered for key sources
- Basic understanding of GHG Protocol concepts
Tutorial Overview
In this tutorial, you will learn how to:
- Consolidate emission data across your organization
- Calculate your total carbon footprint
- Analyze your emission profile
- Identify hotspots and reduction opportunities
- Set a baseline for future comparisons
Step 1: Consolidating Emission Data
- Ensuring data completeness
- Addressing data gaps
- Standardizing units and time periods
- Applying quality checks
Step 2: Calculating Total Emissions
- Using the Carbon GPT calculator
- Aggregating across emission sources
- Applying appropriate emission factors
- Understanding calculation methodologies
Step 3: Analyzing Your Emission Profile
- Breaking down emissions by scope
- Analyzing by business unit or facility
- Identifying largest emission sources
- Comparing to industry benchmarks
Step 4: Identifying Reduction Opportunities
- Using the hotspot analysis tool
- Prioritizing high-impact areas
- Estimating reduction potential
- Creating a preliminary action plan
Step 5: Setting Your Baseline
- Selecting a base year
- Documenting calculation methodologies
- Establishing performance metrics
- Creating a baseline report