Create Emissions Intensity Metrics

Overview

Emissions intensity is a measure of the amount of greenhouse gas emissions per unit of activity or output. Measuring the emissions intensity of a process, unit of output, or company can help normalize emissions due to changes in business activity, such as growth or improved energy efficiency.

Emissions intensity metrics are measured in tonnes or kilograms of CO2 emissions per unit output. Output here can be specific to a company, and common units include:

• Revenue (in a currency)
• Full-time employee
• Square foot or Square meter
• Kilometer or Mile
• Megawatt hour
• Funds (in a currency) under management
• Unit of production
• Unit of service provided

Emission intensity metrics are often used to compare the emissions performance of different facilities or industries, or to track changes in emissions intensity over time.

Get Started

In the Analyze section of the platform, you will see an "Intensity" box with a dropdown. You can select options already configured, or add your own denominator (metric) using the "Edit" button to the right. Selecting a metric will divide the "Total Emissions" number in the box on the left side of the page by the denominator selected.

You can find the intensity for a specific object (e.g. emission intensity for a site, a fleet), or for a specific scope (e.g. Scope 1 + 2 emission intensity) by using the toggles on the left of the Analyze page.

Editing intensity metrics

To add additional metrics, simply click "Edit" on the right of the box and add additional metrics under the "Metric Tons of CO2 per" column, and the units of output under the "Value" column. For instance, if a company had a facility that is 900 square feet, they would input "square feet" and "900", respectively.

To add your own metrics, simply type the desired denominator, and click "+Create".

You can delete metrics by clicking on the (-) button to the right.