Extending CFIHOS For GHG

Accounting for greenhouse gas is a complex process, especially for emissions that occur across the extensive supply chain and contract landscape.

According to Boston Consulting Group only 9% of organisations can measure their total greenhouse gas emissions comprehensively.

The 3 scopes of carbon emissions.

Illustration of the 3 scopes of carbon emissions — The 3 scopes of carbon emissions.

Challenges

Create consistent and accurate carbon accounting from pre-FEED through to Ops for embodied and operational carbon
Estimate lifetime design carbon footprint before any material or equipment is bought or selected
Understand the impact of your supply chain and equipment choice
Use a framework understood by the energy and process sectors
Track and measure scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions from a project supply chain through to handover

Work Undertaken

Creation of extended version of the CFIHOS RDL and data model
Alignment of the RDL to existing environmental/GHG standards (ISO 21930:2017, EN 15804, GHG Protocol)
Presentation to the CFIHOS membership face to face in September 2022
Creation of a new FR (feature request) to be fed back and included in future versions of the standard

Outcomes

CFIHOS based GHG data collection that aligns to multiple existing calculation methodologies.