How does Emissions Tracker compute emissions?
The Project 2° Emissions Tracker is designed to measure as many municipal and corporate activities as possible. Users enter data on emission producing activities such as fuel and electricity consumption, vehicle traffic, waste production, industrial processes and air and sea vessel fuel use. The software then converts the data into greenhouse gases, including tons of CO2 equivalent, taking into consideration the source and type of activity. Algorithms in the calculators are consistent with Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s “2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories.” Fuel mix per region is pre-loaded into the calculators and will be updated yearly. Users can customize the data and coefficients for the calculations if new local information becomes available. Data is managed in a private and secure environment that allows administrators to choose what data to publish and share with other users.
