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Twenty Carbon Questions Bruce M. Wallington Strategic Environmental Executive, LLC [email_address]
Do you know the six major gas components of CO 2 e? Question 1
Question 1 How many metric tons is your company’s carbon footprint? Question 2
What are the ratios between your company’s Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 CO 2 e emissions? Question 3
Has your CO 2 e inventory been verified by a independent and qualified third party professional? Question 4
Have you benchmarked your company against industry peers for absolute CO 2 e emissions? Scope 1 and Scope 2 Metric Tons (000) Question 5
Scope 1 & Scope 2 Metric Tons Per Million $ Sales Have you benchmarked your company against industry peers for CO 2 e intensity? Question 6 Widget Company Name
Did you know that the USA’s 2005 net CO 2 e inventory is about 6.4 billion metric tons? Question 7
Transportation 28% Did you know that transportation sources are greater than 1/4 of the USA’s 2005 net CO 2 e inventory? Question 8
Are you cost effectively reducing the CO 2 e footprint from your fleet operations?  Question 9
electric power industry transportation other agriculture industry commercial residential 28% 1% 8% 19% 5% 33% 6% Did you know that electric power industry sources are  1/3 of the USA’s 2005 net CO 2 e inventory? Question 10
Do you have projects in place to increase your percentage of renewable energy sources? Question 11
Will you have to register your CO 2 e inventory into a national carbon database?  Question 12 CO 2 e This Way Wrong Direction
Is your business prepared to participate in the carbon cap and trade program? & Question 13 Carbon   Cap
Did you know that the initial CO 2 e allocation is likely to be some type of auction or lottery? Question 14
How many permits (carbon allocations) will you need to continue running your business? 1 metric ton CO 2 e 1 metric ton Question 15
Do you know the fossil fuel beta* for your company? * Business Education News Network,  Tuck School of Business  professor develops fossil fuel beta , 3 April 2009 Question 16 Change in Fossil Fuel Prices beta = + (positive) beta = 0 (neutral) beta = - (negative)
What changes will you make to your business planning since the carbon cap will decline over time?  Question 17
What percentage does your gross margin change if the price of CO 2 e goes to $65 dollars per metric ton? Question 18
Do you have the staff expertise to successfully face the carbon challenge?  Question 19
What’s Your Next Carbon Move? Question 20

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Twenty Carbon Questions

  • 1. Twenty Carbon Questions Bruce M. Wallington Strategic Environmental Executive, LLC [email_address]
  • 2. Do you know the six major gas components of CO 2 e? Question 1
  • 3. Question 1 How many metric tons is your company’s carbon footprint? Question 2
  • 4. What are the ratios between your company’s Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 CO 2 e emissions? Question 3
  • 5. Has your CO 2 e inventory been verified by a independent and qualified third party professional? Question 4
  • 6. Have you benchmarked your company against industry peers for absolute CO 2 e emissions? Scope 1 and Scope 2 Metric Tons (000) Question 5
  • 7. Scope 1 & Scope 2 Metric Tons Per Million $ Sales Have you benchmarked your company against industry peers for CO 2 e intensity? Question 6 Widget Company Name
  • 8. Did you know that the USA’s 2005 net CO 2 e inventory is about 6.4 billion metric tons? Question 7
  • 9. Transportation 28% Did you know that transportation sources are greater than 1/4 of the USA’s 2005 net CO 2 e inventory? Question 8
  • 10. Are you cost effectively reducing the CO 2 e footprint from your fleet operations? Question 9
  • 11. electric power industry transportation other agriculture industry commercial residential 28% 1% 8% 19% 5% 33% 6% Did you know that electric power industry sources are 1/3 of the USA’s 2005 net CO 2 e inventory? Question 10
  • 12. Do you have projects in place to increase your percentage of renewable energy sources? Question 11
  • 13. Will you have to register your CO 2 e inventory into a national carbon database? Question 12 CO 2 e This Way Wrong Direction
  • 14. Is your business prepared to participate in the carbon cap and trade program? & Question 13 Carbon Cap
  • 15. Did you know that the initial CO 2 e allocation is likely to be some type of auction or lottery? Question 14
  • 16. How many permits (carbon allocations) will you need to continue running your business? 1 metric ton CO 2 e 1 metric ton Question 15
  • 17. Do you know the fossil fuel beta* for your company? * Business Education News Network, Tuck School of Business professor develops fossil fuel beta , 3 April 2009 Question 16 Change in Fossil Fuel Prices beta = + (positive) beta = 0 (neutral) beta = - (negative)
  • 18. What changes will you make to your business planning since the carbon cap will decline over time? Question 17
  • 19. What percentage does your gross margin change if the price of CO 2 e goes to $65 dollars per metric ton? Question 18
  • 20. Do you have the staff expertise to successfully face the carbon challenge? Question 19
  • 21. What’s Your Next Carbon Move? Question 20