First of all, let's define what GHG Protocol means.
GHG Protocol = Greenhouse Gas Protocol
This is an international calculation method that formalizes a framework for measuring and managing your greenhouse gas emissions.
You're familiar with its French counterpart, the BEGES method.
In order to meet international requirements, we were keen to make changes to our tool to enable you to set up a project in GHG Protocol format.
Now, you can use both calculation methods within the same project.
This is what we're going to detail below, and also go back over a few concepts.
Here's how it works. First of all, you need to tick the “GHG Protocol” box in your project settings (to access the project settings, click on the pencil icon next to the project name).
Once validated, you can go to your project's “Template” menu, where a button appears: “Confirgure GHG Protocol”.
This is where we'll review a few concepts.
The differences with the BEGES method are the treatment of data linked to a renewable energy contract, and depreciation on data linked to capital assets.
Energy-related data:
For the same data, you can assign a 2nd emissions factor for the proportion of consumption attributed to a renewable energy contract. This is known as market-based.
This is in contrast to the location-based emissions factor, which corresponds to the physical reality of the country and is the emissions factor used in the BEGES method. The advantage of entering a 2nd emissions factor is that you can differentiate your own renewable energy consumption.
Depreciation and fixed assets:
In the BEGES method, you enter the depreciation years for data belonging to the Capital assets category.
With GHGp, there is no notion of depreciation: you only enter the value of fixed assets acquired during the current year.
(Example: You have a fleet of 15 computers in your organization, which are financially depreciated over 5 years. With the BEGES method, you enter 15 in the data concerned if all the computers were purchased over the last 5 years. Of the 15 computers present, only 5 were purchased during the year in question: with GHGp, you enter only 5).
How does the tool work in practice?
For energy-related data:
Once you're on the GHGp page, enter your renewable energy contract details via the button at the end of the line.
This is where you can choose your 2nd emission factor for market based by ticking the sentence: “Differentiation of energy-related emission factors (..)”.
Once you've chosen your 2nd emissions factor, it's all up to you on the tool side.
In the data collection section, you can switch from the BEGES method to the GHG method directly from the banner.
Once you've selected the GHGp method, you'll see a double entry in the collection table for the data to which you've added a 2nd EF.
You can then enter the value for each EF, corresponding to the value on your contract for non-renewable and renewable energy.
When entering data, you will also find this double entry with 2 fields available.
For data related to fixed assets and depreciation
For data relating to capital assets and depreciation, you don't need to do anything on the admin side.
Once you have selected the GHGp method in the banner, you can access the data for the “Capital asset” item using the filters present in the collection.
You must then enter the data concerned to enter the values in GHGp format, which does not take depreciation into account.
Here's how the GHGp method works, and how to enter values in the tool.
ℹ️ What you need to know about this new feature:
The feature is also available for closed campaigns
Data exported in GHGp regulatory format will take into account the values collected in GHGp.
When you make your regulatory export in GHGp, for energy-related data, the value displayed in your table will be the FE market based value.