What is the difference between actuals, targets and business-as-usual projections?
Actual emissions refer to the annual GHG gases that were released by your organization, including Direct and Indirect emissions. A target refers to a future emission level that you are aiming to reach once you have implemented the reduction strategies identified in your Action Plan. Organizations will often define targets using a performance indicator or intensity value (GHG per unit of output) as that may be a better measure of progress for the organization in meeting its target. Business-as-usual projections are estimates of GHG emissions that would have been released if your organization had done nothing to reduce these emissions since the base year. These projections are also referred to as ‘Reference Case’, ‘Without Emission Reductions’ or ‘Frozen Efficiency Forecast’.
