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Greenhouse Gases
DOE GHG Emission Reduction Targets
Achieve by 2020
  • Scopes 1 and 2 - 28%
  • Scope 3 - 10%
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Fermilab GHG Sources
Scope 1
Direct emissions
Onsite stationary fuel combustion
  • Back-up generators, boilers, etc.
Mobile combustions
  • R&G machinery
  • Cars, trucks
Fugitive emissions
  • Leaked GHGs - such as SF6 from electrical or experimental equipment
Scope 2
Indirect emissions
  • Purchased Electicity
Scope 3
Other emissions
  • Subcontractors
  • Transportation of "inputs"
  • Waste transportation / disposal
  • Employee business travel
  • Others
Global Warming Potential (GWP)
Definition
The ratio of the time-integrated radiative forcing from the instantaneous release of one kilogram of a trace substance relative to that of one kilogram of the reference gas CO2.
Reference Gas
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Methane (CH4)
Nitrous Oxide (NO2)
Fluorinated Gases
Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6)
GWP
1
21
310
150 - 17,700
23,900