In 2011 CCAFS Coordinating Unit (CCAFS CU) initiated a carbon footprint plan including emission reduction targets and offsetting. This report follows up on actions and targets for 2014

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CCAFS CU Carbon footprint report 2014

In 2011 CCAFS Coordinating Unit (CCAFS CU) initiated a carbon footprint plan including emission reduction targets and offsetting. This report follows up on actions and targets for 2015

	1				CCAFS	CU	CARBON	FOOTPRINT	REPORT	2015	AND	ACTION	PLAN	2016			Content	1.	SUMMARY	OF	DEVELOPMENT	OF	EMISSIONS	2012-2015	.............................................................	2	2.	HISTORY	OF	CCAFS	EMISSIONS	CALCULATIONS	.............................................................................	3	3.	EMISSIONS	OF	CCAFS	CU	ACTIVITIES	IN	2015	................................................................................	3	3.1.	AIR	TRAVEL	..............................................................................................................................	4	3.2.	EVENTS	....................................................................................................................................	6	3.3	OFFICE	......................................................................................................................................	9	3.4.	PUBLICATIONS	.......................................................................................................................	11	4.	CCAFS	CARBON	FOOTPRINT	ACTION	PLAN	2016	.........................................................................	12												2		1. SUMMARY	OF	DEVELOPMENT	OF	EMISSIONS	2012-2015	There	has	been	an	overall	decrease	of	44.6%	in	emissions	from	Coordinating	Unit	activities	between	2014	and	2015.	The	total	GHG	emission	of	CCAFS	CU	activities	in	2015	is	calculated	to	be	111.4	t	CO2e,	whereas	in	2014	it	was	201	t	CO2e.	Air	Travel	continues	to	be	the	largest	source	of	emissions	and	accounted	for	55	%	of	the	total	emissions	in	2015.		The	substantial	decrease	in	emission	from	2014	seems	to	be	due	to	a	lower	budget,	which	also	means	less	air	travel,	smaller	events,	as	well	as	fewer	sponsored	participants	at	events.	Total	Emissions	2015	 		 		Scope	1		 		 		Scope	2	 		 		Office	Activities	 13.7	 tCO2e	Subtotal	Scope	2	 13.7	 tCO2e	Scope	3	 		 		Air	travel	CU	 72.5	 tCO2e	Events	without	CU	travel	 22.5	 tCO2e	Publications	 2.6	 tCO2e	Subtotal	Scope	3	 97.6	 tCO2e	Total	 111.4	 tCO2e			 	 	 		Table	1.	Total	emission	in	2015	divided	into	scope	1,	2	and	3.		Total	Emissions	2015	Table	2	shows	the	calculations	of	the	categories:	Office	Activities,	Air	Travel,	Events	and	Publications	from	2012-2015.	 In	2015	CCAFS	CU	had	the	 lowest	emission	 in	 four	years.	See	 figure	1	on	the	next	page	 for	a	graphic	presentation	of	the	development	in	emission.			 		 2012	 2013	 2014	 2015	 		Office	activities		 		 13.8	 14.0	 15	 13.7	 tCO2e	Air	Travel	 		 64.9	 83.8	 111.5	 72.5	 tCO2e	Events	 		 51.8	 45.4	 74.5	 22.5	 tCO2e	Publications	 		 5.0	 1.4	 4.6	 2.6	 tCO2e	Total		135.5	 144.6	 201	 111.4	 tCO2e	Table	2.	Total	emissions	from	2012-2015	Decrease	2014	to	2015	 		 -44.6	%	 		 						3		Overall	view	of	emission	related	to	all	categories,	2012-2015:		Figure	1;	Annual	Emissions	 for	 the	years	2012-2015,	divided	between	the	 four	categories	office	activities,	Air	Travel,	Events	and	Publications	2.	HISTORY	OF	CCAFS	EMISSIONS	CALCULATIONS	In	2011,	 the	CCAFS	Coordinating	Unit	 in	Copenhagen	 initiated	a	carbon	 footprint	plan	 including	emission	reduction	targets	and	offsetting.	In	2012,	the	principles	of	the	calculation	model	applied	were	reviewed	and	verified	by	Grontmij	A/S.	According	to	the	recommendations	given	by	Grontmij	A/S	the	model	was	adjusted	and	 an	 effort	 put	 into	 making	 the	 calculations	 more	 transparent	 and	 to	 ensure	 consistency	 in	 the	production	 of	 comparable	 data	 over	 time.	 It	 is	 therefore	 important	 to	 keep	 in	 mind	 when	 reading	 the	report	and	calculations	that	only	the	figures	from	2012,	2013	and	2014	are	directly	comparable1.		3.	EMISSIONS	FROM	CCAFS	CU	ACTIVITIES	IN	2015	In	this	section,	each	of	the	four	categories	is	examined	more	thoroughly	and	the	2015	figures	are	compared	to	the	2014	figures.	The	categories	will	be	presented	in	order	of	importance	for	CCAFS	total	carbon	footprint.																																									 																				1	The	calculation	for	2014	includes	some	data	for	specific	emission	groups	that	are	not	directly	comparable	to	2012	and	2013,	but	the	general	method	is	the	same	as	the	one	used	in	2012	and	2013.	This	might	explain	the	large	increase	from	2013	to	2014,	and	again,	decrease	in	2015.	0.0	50.0	100.0	150.0	200.0	250.0	Oﬃce	ac_vi_es		 Air	Travel	 Events	 Publica_ons	 Total	Emissions	in	tCO2e	Emissions	2012-2015	2012	2013	2014	2015		4		3.1.	AIR	TRAVEL	This	category	comprises	the	carbon	footprint	associated	with	the	air	travel	activities	of	CCAFS	Coordinating	Unit2.	From	2013	to	2014	CCAFS	had	a	substantial	 increase	in	emissions	from	travel,	due	to	a	higher	number	of	flights	(from	77	to	91	travels).	 In	2015	CCAFS	had	more	air	travel,	107,	but	still	only	an	emission	of	72.5	t	CO2e,	a	37.6	%	decrease	from	2014.		One	of	the	reasons	for	the	large	increase	in	2014	was	the	traveling	of	sponsored	participants	at	events,	a	new	large	source	of	emission	(5%	of	2014	travel	emissions).	For	2014	the	travels	of	sponsored	participants	travelling	on	CCAFS	funding	and	sponsored	by	CU,	but	not	attached	to	a	specific	event	(e.g.	travelers	for	job	interviews)	have	been	assigned	a	separate	category	under	CU	travel.		In	 2015	 CCAFS	 had	 more	 employees	 traveling	 but	 fewer	 external	 travelers.	 The	 trips	 made	 by	 CU	employees	were	with	few	exceptions	booked	in	economy	class.	Air	Travel		 		 2012	 2013	 2014	 2015	 		Program	Director		14.8	 17.0	 21	 23.1	 tCO2e	Event	Manager		10.2	 16.5	 20.8	 11.1	 tCO2e	Head	of	Research		4.5	 13.2	 15.4	 5.8	 tCO2e	Head	of	Coordination		6.0	 7.8	 8	 10.7	 tCO2e	Finance	Manager		11.4	 10.8	 12.8	 4.5	 tCO2e	Communication	Manager		5.9	 9.3	 14	 5.2	 tCO2e	Program	Manager		5.8	 2.8	 3.4	 0.2	 tCO2e	Global	Engagement	Manager		-	 -	 7.7	 4.9	 tCO2e	Students		6.3	 6.5	 2.6	 1.7	 tCO2e	Comms	specialist	(Cecilia)		-	 -	 4.73	 -	 tCO2e	Other	 		 -	 -	 5.7	 8.4	 tCO2e	Total	 		 64.9	 83.9	 116,1	 72,5	 tCO2e	Table	3;	Individual	emission	shares	in	the	category	’Air	travel’	over	a	four	year	period	from	2012-2015.	Communication	specialist,	Cecilia	Schubert,	is	counted	as	sponsored	traveler	in	2015,	since	she	worked	for	Flagship	4.		Trend	2014	to	2015	 		 -37.6	%	 decrease	 		 																																															 																				2	In	addition	to	air	travel	for	CU	staff,	sponsored	travels	not	related	to	an	event	are	also	included	in	this,	e.g.	travels	for	job	interviews	with	the	CU.		5		Overall	view	of	emission	from	air	travel,	2012-2015:		Figure	2;	Individual	emission	shares	in	the	category	’Air	travel’	over	a	four	year	period	from	2012-2015.	Figure	3	is	based	on	t	CO2	pr.	employee,	which	can	be	seen	in	detail	in	table	3	on	previous	page.		.	 	Figure	3;	Individual	emission	shares	in	the	category	’Air	travel’	by	CCAFS	CU	staff	0.0	5.0	10.0	15.0	20.0	25.0	Air Travel CCAFS CU Staff 2012-2015 2012	2013	2014	2015	Program	Director	31%	Head	of	Research	8%	Head	of	Coordina_on	14%	Communica_on	Manager	7%	Global	Engagement	Manager	6%	Event	Manager	15%	Finance	Manager	(Julian)	6%	Program	Manager	0%	Students	2%	Other	11%	Total	GHG	emissions	2015	from	Air	Travel		6		3.2.	EVENTS	This	category	comprises	the	emissions	from	events	hosted	or	financed	by	CCAFS	CU.	The	total	emission	from	this	theme	is	calculated	from	five	sub-themes:	1)	Air	travel	of	sponsored	participants,	2)	Accommodation	of	CCAFS	 CU	 staff	 and	 sponsored	 participants,	 3)	 Catering	 arranged	 and/or	 paid	 by	 CCAFS	 CU,	 4)	 domestic		transport	 of	 CCAFS	 staff	 and	 arranged	 group	 transport	 and	 5)	 emissions	 for	 heat	 and	 electricity	 use	 for	rented	venues3.	To	avoid	double-counting,	air	travel	by	CCAFS	CU	staff	is	not	included.		CCAFS	Events	 		 2012	 2013	 2014	 2015	 		Air	travel	(sponsored	participants)	 		 21.2	 16.6	 50.0	 8.2	 tCO2e	Accommodation		11.0	 19.2	 13.8	 11.0	 tCO2e	Catering		6.9	 5.7	 6.9	 2.6	 tCO2e	Inside	Transport		0.5	 3.9	 1.2	 0.1	 tCO2e	Venue	 		 0.0	 1.3	 2.6	 0.6	 tCO2e	Total	 		 39.6	 46.7	 74.5	 22.5	 tCO2e	Table	4;	the	contribution	of	each	event	activity	to	the	total	event	related	emissions	in	2015.	Trend	2014	to	2015	 		 -69.8	%	 decrease	 		 				The	overall	event	emission	has	gone	down	with	69.8	%,	from	74.5	to	22.5	t	CO2e.	CCAFS	CU	hosted	smaller	events,	and	sponsored	fewer	participants,	which	alone	counts	for	a	difference	of	29.7	t	CO2e	from	2014.		For	comparison,	the	tables	below	illustrate	the	individual	event’s	emission	in	2014,	table	5,	and	for	2015,	table	6.	Sum	CCAFS	events	2014		tCO2e	CU	Retreat	 	 0.6	IPCC	Seminar	 	 1.4	FP4	workshop	 	 1.0	Science	and	contact	points	meetings	 12.7	ISP/PMC	Managua	 	 1.1	GACSA	Inaugural	Meeting/NY	climate	week/CGIAR	Development	Dialogues	 15.7	Food	Systems	Work.	 	 10.4	ISP/PMC	Washington		2.5	COP20		29.1	Table	5	 Total	 74.5																																											 																				3	Note	that	only	one	rented	venue	was	included	in	2013	calculations,	but	it	was	decided	to	also	include	estimates	of	venue	emissions	in	the	2014	calculations.	These	estimates	are	somewhat	uncertain	because	the	size	of	the	venues	was	estimated,	since	data	was	not	available.		7		Sum	CCAFS	events	2015		tCO2e	1.	Insurance	Workshop	and	High	level	panel	 1.16	2.	CU	retreat		 1.82	3.	Gender	Seminar		 	 10.43	4.	Metrics	Meeting			0.59	5.	PMC	and	ISP	meeting			 5.41	6.	Our	common	future	UNESCO	conference	(CCAFS-IFAD	side	event)	 0.43	7.	Ottawa	Seminar			 0.08	8.	ISP	Meeting			0.42	9.	GLF	side	event		1.21	10.	Core	Team	meeting	 		 1.00	Table	6	 Total	 22.55			Over	all	view	of	event	related	emission:		Figure	4;	illustrating	the	sources	of	event-related	emissions	in	the	years	2012-2015.				0.0	10.0	20.0	30.0	40.0	50.0	60.0	Air	travel	(sponsored	par_cipants)	Accommoda_on	 Catering	 Inside	Transport	 Venue	CCAFS	Events	2012-2015	2012	2013	2014	2015		8		3.3	OFFICE		This	category	covers	carbon	emissions	associated	with	CCAFS	CU	office	related	activities.	The	total	emission	is	 divided	 in	 three	 sub-categories:	 1)	 energy	 consumption	 from	 CPH	 Office,	 2)	 energy	 consumption	 from	CCAFS	CU	offices	abroad	and	3)	paper	consumption	at	CPH	office.		Office	Activities	 		 2012	 2013	 2014	 2015	 		Paper	prints		0.3	 0.2	 0.1	 0.2	 tCO2e	Energy	Consumption	CPH		4.9	 4.2	 3.77	 3.2	 tCO2e	Energy	Consumption	Abroad	 		 8.7	 9.6	 11.1	 10.3	 tCO2e	Total	 		 13.9	 14.0	 15.0	 13.7	 tCO2e	Table	7;	the	contribution	of	each	activity	related	emissions	in	2012-	2015	Trend	2014	to	2015	 		 -8.3	%	 decrease	 		 				Calculations	 show	 an	 overall	 8.3%	 decrease,	 mostly	 due	 to	 the	 two	 office	 categories.	 Fewer	 offices	 are	being	used	abroad,	and	a	smaller	conversion	factor	on	electricity	in	Denmark	helped	lower	the	emission	as	well.4	A	37	%	increase	in	paper	prints	has	been	calculated	for	2015,	from	10.283	to	16.356	prints.	Printed	paper	2014	 		 		Total	papers	 Total	weight	(kg)	 Emission	factor	 tCO2e	10283	 49.4	 2.63	 0.13	>>	assuming	that	50%	is	printed	duplex	 Total	emission	2014	 0.13		 	 	 	Printed	paper	2015	 		 		Total	papers	 Total	weight	(kg)	 Emission	factor	 		163565	 78.5	 2.63	 0.21	>>	assuming	that	50%	is	printed	duplex	 Total	emission	2015	 0.21		Table	8;	the	contribution	of	prints	related	emissions	in	2014	and	2015	As	the	table	below	shows,	the	largest	part	of	the	emission	comes	from	offices	abroad	because	of	the	high	conversion	factors	for	electricity	and	heat	in	the	UK,	and	especially	in	Indonesia.																																													 																				4	Note	that	conversion	factors	for	heat	consumption	in	Denmark	has	not	been	possible	to	obtain.	Numbers	from	2014	has	been	used	5	Since	no	reading	of	paper	count	on	January	1st,	2015	or	2016,	the	amount	is	estimated	based	on	the	readings	before	and	after.	Same	regards	2014’s	numbers.		9			Over	all	view	of	emission	from	office	activities	2012-2015:		Figure	5;	illustrating	the	sources	of	office	related	emission	in	the	years	2012-2015.																0.0	2.0	4.0	6.0	8.0	10.0	12.0	14.0	16.0	Paper	prints	 Energy	Consump_on	CPH	Energy	Consump_on	Abroad	Total	Office activities 2012-2015 2012	2013	2014	2015		10		3.4.	PUBLICATIONS		This	section	calculates	CCAFS	carbon	footprint	associated	with	printing	and	shipping	CCAFS	publications.	A	 significant	 increase	 in	 printing	 and	 transportation	 for	 2014,	 due	mostly	 to	 increase	 in	 the	 amount	 of	shipped	materials	(from	approx.	450	kg	in	2013	to	approx.	1100	kg	in	2014)	and	increase	in	the	distance	of	shipped	materials.		2015's	emission	has	an	8.6	%	 increase	mainly	because	of	printing,	while	 shipments	 stay	 the	 same	as	 the	previous	year.	Publications	 		 2012	 2013	 2014	 2015	 		Printing		2.5	 0.6	 1.0	 1.2	 tCO2e	Transport	 		 2.6	 0.8	 1.4	 1.4	 tCO2e	Total	 		 5.0	 1.4	 2.4	 2.6	 tCO2e		Table	9;	the	contribution	of	publication	related	emissions	in	2012-	2015	Trend	2014	to	2015	 		 8.6%	 increase	 		 					Over	all	view	of	publication	related	emission	from	2012-2015:						0.0	0.5	1.0	1.5	2.0	2.5	3.0	Prin_ng	 Transport	CCAFS Publications 2012-2015 2012	2013	2014	2015		11		4.	CCAFS	CARBON	FOOTPRINT	ACTION	PLAN	2016		CCAFS	CU	are	relocating	offices	in	2016,	therefor	no	action	plan	has	been	made.	The	positive	initiatives	currently	taking	place	are	amongst	others:	- More	CU	employees	taking	the	train	instead	of	air	travel.	- Fewer	flights	on	business	class	or	mixed	economy.	- The	CU	office	now	has	access	to	a	recycling	container	for	plastic.	- Employees	are	giving	much	attention	to	turning	off	heat	and	lights	when	not	needed.					

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