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Use carbon accounting to estimate emissions

Use carbon accounting to estimate emissions

Unit of competency
National Code
FWPCOT6204
State Code
AWK54
TGA Status
Deleted
DTWD Status
Deleted
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
02/02/2016
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
05/10/2016
Field of Education
050999 - Environmental Studies, N.e.c.
Original Release Date
05/10/2016
Nominal Hours
120
Description
This unit of competency describes the outcome required to identify and apply carbon accounting methodologies to develop and analyse a carbon inventory. It applies to senior managers and can apply to the full scope of forest and wood products industry workplaces and to operations of all sizes.No licensing, legislative, regulatory, or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Evaluate context for carbon accounting
  • 1.1 Determine organisational need to quantify stocks, sources and sinks of carbon and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in line with anthropogenic impacts on global climate.
  • 1.2 Investigate mandatory and voluntary obligations for carbon accounting under international conventions and protocols within national context.
  • 1.3 Examine the principles of baseline scenario, leakage and permanence.
  • 1.4 Assess the role of forest and wood products industry in global balance of GHG emissions.
  • 1.5 Establish organisational objective of conducting carbon emission accounting.
2. Identify carbon accounting methodologies and define approach
  • 2.1 Identify and explore methodologies for carbon accounting.
  • 2.2 Examine carbon accounting frameworks.
  • 2.3 Identify protocols for carbon biomass pools including harvested wood products and non-CO2 emissions.
  • 2.4 Establish approach for developing carbon inventory in line with nationally agreed standards.
3. Establish accounting area
  • 3.1 Define organisational and operational boundaries for carbon inventory.
  • 3.2 Determine time period over which carbon emissions will be assessed.
4. Collect data
  • 4.1 Identify emissions and offset sources.
  • 4.2 Determine collection of activity consumption and offset data, based on data availability, analytical capacity and available resources.
  • 4.3 Construct carbon inventory summary table, listing and separating emission sources into correct scopes.
  • 4.4 Include carbon offset sources outside scope in carbon inventory summary table.
  • 4.5 Record available data in separate spreadsheet tabs.
  • 4.6 Research and gather existing secondary and field data for carbon storage sources.
5. Calculate carbon emissions
  • 5.1 Calculate carbon dioxide equivalent emissions consistent with GHG protocol within spreadsheets for each emissions source.
  • 5.2 Calculate carbon storage according to standardised methodology for each carbon offset source in the inventory.
  • 5.3 Populate carbon inventory summary with calculated emissions and offsets in descending order.
  • 5.4 Calculate total emissions for each scope and for removals and offsets.
  • 5.5 Calculate sum total of emissions and offsets for inventory.
  • 5.6 Estimate change in carbon stock if a baseline exists.
  • 5.7 Display emissions by scope and source, using charts or graphs.
  • 5.8 Formulate suitable ratio indicator for organisation and calculate value based on total carbon emissions in the summary.
  • 5.9 Report value of ratio indicator in carbon inventory summary.
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State Code National Code Title Type
D5982 FPICOT6204A Use carbon accounting to estimate emissions in the workplace Unit of competency