Loop overview 2011

Knowing your Office’sCarbon Footprint

Knowing your Office’s Carbon Footprint

Karen HoBusiness Engagement Leader, ClimateWWF-Hong Kong

Solution for a living planet!


• Global conservation organization• Activities in more than 100 countries• The Hong Kong office was established in 1981

Who are we?


Our mission


• Why is it relevant to you?• What is carbon accounting/ carbon footprinting? • What are the sources of emissions in offices?• How LOOP* helps reduce your office’s carbon

footprint? How does the labelling scheme work?• How can you be part of the solution?

* LOOP = Low-carbon Office Operation Programme

Low carbon office, why, what & how?


Commercial 37%

Residential19%

Transport36%

Industry8%

Source: EMSD, 2007

Space Conditioning,

48%

Office Equipment,

22%

Lighting , 19%

Others, 11%

Energy consumption by sector


• Carbon accounting is the process by which greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel combustion are calculated.

DefineBoundary

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Activity Data x Emission Factor = GHG emissions

Carbon accounting


Earth's most abundant greenhouse gases are:Water vapour 水蒸氣

Carbon dioxide (CO2 二氧化碳 )Methane (CH4 甲烷 )

Nitrous oxide (N2O 氧化亞氮 )Ozone 臭氧

Fluorinated compounds 含氟化合物 (SF6 六氟化硫 , HFCs 氟化烴 , PFCs 全氟化碳 )

Source of emissions


• Greenhouse gas emissions are usually reported in tonnes of CO2 equivalent (CO2e). Global Warming Potential (GWP) are used to calculate the CO2 equivalent of other greenhouse gases.

• A bottle of refrigerant = 30 tonnes CO2e [HFC134a,22.7kg]• A fire extinguisher = 479 tonnes CO2e [FM200,126kg]• One kilowatt hour =

• 0.9987 kg CO2e in South China • 1.0069 kg CO2e in North China• 0.742 kg CO2e in Hong Kong Island• 0.57 kg in Kowloon and New Territories

• A round trip between Beijing and Hong Kong = 0.45tonnes CO2e

Source of Emissions


Scope 1 is the direct GHG emissions occur from sources that are owned or controlled by

the companies

Scope 2 accounts for indirect GHG emissions from the generation of purchased

electricity, steam, and heating/cooling.

Scope 3 is all the other indirect GHG emissions

such as employees business travel, employees

commuting to and from work, use of sold products

or services, etc…

Source of emissions


How LOOP helps reduce your office’s carbon footprint


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1. Commit to act on climate change2. Appraise current situation3. Identify opportunity for emission reduction4. Formulate climate policy, strategy and action

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Calculate

1. Define organizational boundary2. Build greenhouse gas inventory list 3. Calculate greenhouse gas emission generated

from office operations4. Set up baseline measurement5. Monitor carbon performance

Self Evaluation QuestionnaireLow Carbon Office Guide

Cut1. Set up reduction target2. Implement action plan to improve carbon performance 3. Encourage staff to participate in the whole process4. Commission third party verification and certification

“ GHG-easy” calculation“GHG-easy” report

Communicate

1. Engage staff to take action on carbon emission reduction

2. Encourage business partners to participate in LOOP

3. Communicate company’s carbon performance with staff

4. Disseminate company’s carbon performance in public speaking, media advertising or annual report

LOOP Best Practice Sharing Low Carbon Living Appliances Guide

LOOP Labeling Scheme


Self EvaluationQuestionnaire

1. * Do you keep utilities bills / record for your company / office 您有保留貴公司/ 辦公室的水電費單據/ 紀錄嗎?

Electricity bill 電費: consumption in kWh per month (meter reading units / multi factor) 每月耗電量以千瓦小時為單位(抄表單位/讀表倍數) Yes是 No否

Water bill 水費: consumption in cubic meter per month每月耗水量以立方米為單位 Yes是 No否

Towngas bill煤氣費 / LPG bill石油氣費: consumption in joules per month每月耗用量以兆焦耳為單位 Yes是 No否

Yes

是

No

否

2. * Have environmental or energy saving features been considered when selecting computer and office equipment在選擇電腦和辦公室設備時，有否考慮到該設備有沒有環保或節能的功能呢？

Yes是

No否

3. * Do you know how much electricity (in kWh) your office air-conditioning consume 您是否知道辦公室的空調耗電量（千瓦時）?

*Please check “no” if your office air-conditioning is managed by the property management company which is not able to supply relevant data.如果辦公室的空調是由物業管理公司管理，而物業管理公司並不能提供有關數據的話,請選擇“否”.

Yes是

No否

4. * Is traveling distance per trip recorded 貴公司是否有紀錄每次旅程的飛行距離?

Yes是

No否

5. * Are traveling patterns (combination of transportation modes) of staff commuting to work recorded / surveyed員工上下班的交通模式會被記錄/調查嗎?

Yes是

No否

6. * Is there record tracking paper consumption in the company / office貴公司/辦公室裡是否有記錄紙張耗用量?

Yes是

No否

Knowing your Office’sCarbon Footprint LOOP GHG-easy

https://loop.wwf.org.hk/Login.aspx


“GHG-easy” Calculation – Company-owned Vehicle


“GHG-easy” Calculation – Lighting


“GHG-easy” Report

Knowing your Office’sCarbon Footprint Emissions Trend is Important!


Best Practices Sharing


Behavioural Adaptation

Innovative Technology

Management Policy

Change Focus

Behavioural Adaptation

Innovative Technology

Management Policy

Change Focus


Policies - Technologies - Behavioural Changes


Performance Criteria1. Commitment – policy and goal setting max.18 credits2. Calculation – measurement and monitoring max.24 credits3. Cut – carbon reduction strategy and action max.30 credits4. Communication – internal and external max.18 credits5. Other merits max.10 credits

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>60 offices from local and international companies have joined

LOOP


LOOP companies (by industry)

Banking, insurance & other financial services Building, construction & property developmentChemical & biotechnology Electronics & electricalsFood & beverage Import & export tradeInformation Technology Services Logistics & transportationManufacturing & Construction - Others MediaPrinting & publishing Professional servicesReal estate Service sector - OthersSocial services (non-profit agencies) TelecommunicationTextile & clothing Toys

33% joined LOOP to

support their corporate

global climate change

initiatives


The first 14 corporations completed the LOOP labeling process


Carbon management performance

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Karen HoBusiness Engagement Leader, [email protected]


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