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Greenhouse Gases

DOE GHG Emission Reduction Targets

Achieve by 2020

Scopes 1 and 2 - 28%
Scope 3 - 10%

Learn More About GHG's

Climate Change

Science

Health & Environmental Effects

Climate Economics

Illinois Climate Change Advisory Group

The ABC's of GHG's

Federal Agency Strategic Sustainability Performance Plans

Minimize Your Impact

Fermilab Site Sustainability Plans

What you can do

At Home

At the Office

On the Road

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Calculate Personal GHG Emissions

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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

310

150 - 17,700

23,900

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