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CARBON-ACCOUNTING4 MIN READ

Sort Activity Data to Emission Factors

Match common activity data types to appropriate emission factor families.

Match each activity datum to the most appropriate factor family. Fuel combustion factor Grid or electricity factor Transport factor Spend or EEIO factor 12,800 gallons of diesel from fleet cards 96,000 therms of natural gas from utility bills 1.8 million kWh used by the Denver office Supplier-specific electricity factor for a contracted data center 42,000 tonne-km of air freight on priority lanes Truck miles with shipment weight and vehicle class $1.4 million of professional services spend with no physical activity data $80,000 of low-materiality supplier spend used for screening

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