Sustainable Development and Logistics

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CLIMATE CHANGE
Carbon Omissions: how the UK outsourced its carbon footprint

Source: Guardian

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CLIMATE CHANGE Why businesses need and want to respond to climate change? Is there a competitive advantage or other opportunity in being proactive? Any examples of such companies?

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SUSTAINABILITY

Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
(United Nations Brundland Commission 1987)

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Three dimensions of Sustainable Development

Source: www.greenlogistics.com

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GREENHOUSE GASES =GHG

Carbon dioxide (CO2) Methane (CH4) Nitrous oxide (N2O) Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)

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GWP = GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL

GWP is a relative measure of how much heat a greenhouse gas traps in the atmosphere. It compares the amount of heat trapped by a certain mass of the gas in question to the amount of heat trapped by a similar mass of carbon dioxide, CO2.

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GREENHOUSE GAS PROTOCOL

It is an internationally accepted accounting method for measuring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions Used by companies, governments and nongovernmental organizations Tracking of the six main greenhouse gases Categorizing major emission sources into 3 (see the picture) Measuring GHG emissions

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GREENHOUSE GAS PROTOCOL

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EMISSION SCOPES ACCORDING TO GHG PROTOCOL

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EXAMPLES OF EMISSIONS INVENTORY RESULTS

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CALCULATING GHG EMISSIONS

( activity data) x (emission factor) = GHG emissions
Activity data e.g. kWh for electricity, km/miles for transportation, m2 for space, fuel type and amount like liters/gallons), Emission factors converting activity data from a business into GHG emission values (usually in kg or ton of CO 2 equivalent) Long-haul air travel GHG emission produced by one passenger travelling 1000 km by airplane would be: 1000 km x 0.11 kg CO 2 /km = 0.11 tons CO 2 Software examples Software examples

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CARBON FOOTPRINT
A carbon footprint is a measure of the impact our activities have on the environment, and in particular climate change. It relates to the amount of greenhouse gases produced in our day-to-day lives through burning fossil fuels for electricity, heating and transportation etc. The carbon footprint is a measurement of all greenhouse gases we individually produce and has units of tonnes (or kg) of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO 2) . WWF carbon footprint calculatior Carbon footprint Guardian carbon footprint calculator

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Measuring the Carbon footprint of a glass of Tropicana orange juice (PepsiCo)

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CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS IN 2009

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How to reduce GHG emissons?

Discuss in small groups (5 people) and use internet with ipads for 15 minutes and try to find practical examples of ways how companies have reduced their GHG emissions in different businesses. Think about energy use, transportation, renewable energy sources, operational efficiency, material inputs, upstream GHG reductions from suppliers and contractors and downstream reductions (e.g. from customers) Present your example to the others

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Reducing GHG Emissions in the supply chain

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