Emissions Calculator 
Introduction
The emissions calculator is provided to enable estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from energy sources for industrial scale operations. Industrial process emissions and fugitive emissions are excluded.
It can also be used to estimate your financial exposure under an emissions trading scheme or carbon tax. Please refer to notes below calculator for details.
To use the calculator enter the energy source usage and then click on the Calculate button.
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Notes:
Greenhouse gas emissions are calculated by multiplying the energy used by an emission factor. The emission factor reflects the quantity of carbon dioxide emitted per amount of energy used.
Emission factors
The emission factors used by default are reflective of those envisaged for the New Zealand Emission Trading Scheme (NZ ETS).
The electricity emissions factor of 0.52 tCO2/MWh is used to reflect the marginal (thermal) generator which impacts on the electricity spot market price in New Zealand.
The default emission factors can be changed by the user however they will revert to default values on page refresh.
Cost of Emissions
The default rate of NZ$15/tonne CO2e reflects the anticipated short term fixed price of units under the NZ ETS.
The cost of emissions calculated here should be viewed as an estimate only.
Detailed Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory Assessments
Generation of emissions inventories for industrial sites can be a complex and confusing task.We assist firms by setting out the requirements taking into account the different protocols that exist between NZ Policy and international emissions accounting standards.
In many cases fugitive emissions and industrial process emissions also need to be accounted for.
Frazer Lindstrom has developed a standardised spreadsheets that provides a transparent and auditable assessment of client company emissions and the associated potential financial exposure.
Contact Us for help in setting up your emissions inventory system in time for trading
