Question: Problem 4 . 3 You are performing carbon auditing for a construction contrator Company A for construction work, and some activity data and related emission

Problem 4.3
You are performing carbon auditing for a construction contrator Company A for construction
work, and some activity data and related emission factors of Company A in 2020 are tabulated
in Table 1 as follows.
Table 1. Activity data and emission factor of Company A in year 2020
(i) Assuming that B35 biodiesel is adopted by Company A to reduce carbon footprint, and
the fuel economy of the car used is 50kmgal. Find the daily carbon footprint caused by mobile
combusion if 4 cars are needed to travel for 30km every day. (Assuming that CO2 is the only
GHG emitted.)(2 marks)
(ii) Categorize the activities in Table 1 by scope 1,2 and 3.(3 marks)
(iii) By (i),(ii) and Table 1, calculate the total annual carbon footprint of Company A in
2020(Hint: You should calculate the annual carbon footprint of each activities in Table 1 and
sum them up).(6 marks)
Note:
Carbon emission = Activity data (e.g. fuel consumption) Emission Factor
Emission equivalent
Problem 4 . 3 You are performing carbon auditing

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