Global context<\/h2>\n
According to the report of the intergovernmental panel on Climate change (IPCC), the average temperature worldwide has increased by more than 1.1\u00b0C above the pre-industrial era. If no interventions temperature can continue to rise to dangerous levels, leading to consequences such as sea level rise, extreme weather, biodiversity loss, food crisis.<\/p>\n Before that situation, many countries, and business is aiming to be carbon neutral in order to minimize the amount of greenhouse gas emissions into the environment. The international policy as agreement Paris 2015, adjustment mechanisms border carbon (CBAM) of the EU program committed to reducing other emissions, has put out urgent requirement for business in the implementation of measures to reduce emissions, offset carbon.<\/p>\n Carbon neutral has become an important standard in production activities operated business. Large companies such as Microsoft, Apple, Unilever has committed to achieving carbon neutral in the coming years and are implementing strategies to reduce emissions.<\/p>\n With the global trend towards Net Zero by 2050, the learn implement a strategy to be carbon neutral to help businesses meet the legal requirements, create new business opportunities, optimize operating costs, enhance brand value in the eyes of customers and investors.<\/p>\n Carbon Neutral<\/strong> (carbon neutral) is equilibrium between the amount of gas CO\u2082 emissions into the atmosphere, amount of CO\u2082 be removed or clearing through the solution absorption offset carbon. This means a business, organization, or individual can achieve carbon neutral when the amount of CO\u2082 that their emissions in the production process, operation, transportation or consumption is minimized and the rest be offset by other measures.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n How to achieve Carbon Neutral:<\/p>\n According to international standards, carbon neutral doesn't mean no emissions of CO\u2082, which instead is to ensure that the total amount of gas CO\u2082 emissions equal to the amount of gas CO\u2082 be removed or offset, which helps reduce the impact on climate change.<\/p>\n Although carbon neutral and net zero are often used interchangeably, but they have important differences in approach, scope emissions.<\/p>\n For example, a company can achieve carbon neutral by continuing to use the energy from fossil fuels, but buy credits carbon to offset the amount of CO\u2082 emission. Meanwhile, a company committed to net zero need to transition to using renewable energy, improving the entire supply chain to reduce emissions to the minimum level before considering offsetting carbon.<\/p>\n Understanding the difference between carbon neutral and net zero help businesses identify the goals, consistent with the sustainable development strategy of his. While carbon neutral is an important step, then net zero is committed to the long-term, more comprehensive demands radical change in the pattern of production operation of the business.<\/p>\n In the context of policies to control emissions increasingly strict market demand towards product \u2013 service friendly with the environment increase, reaching carbon neutral not only is an option that has become mandatory requirement for many businesses.<\/p>\n The main benefit of being carbon neutral, including:<\/p>\n Governments and international organizations are giving more tightly regulated to control the amount of greenhouse gas emissions, forcing companies to measure, report, implement solutions to reduce emissions. The key provisions enterprises need to comply with include:<\/p>\n Achieving carbon neutral to help businesses comply with regulations, minimize legal risks to avoid taxes carbon future.<\/p>\n Customers\/investors increasingly prioritize the business strategy for sustainable development and committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Some statistics indicating:<\/p>\n The business achieve carbon neutral will attract more customers, have the opportunity to access investment funds, green financial incentives from the government.<\/p>\n The cut greenhouse gas emissions to help businesses comply with regulations, optimize manufacturing operations, reduce operating costs. Measures to reduce emissions usually come with initiative, energy-saving, lead to financial benefits significantly:<\/p>\n Thus, carbon neutral help businesses achieve the target of emission, bringing economic benefits through savings on operating costs, optimized energy performance-enhancing activities.<\/p>\n To reach the state Carbon Neutral, businesses need to make a route system. This process helps businesses comply with the international standards, optimize costs, enhance operational efficiency, increase competitive advantage in the market.<\/p>\n The measurement of emissions is an important first step in the roadmap to reach carbon neutral. Without accurate data, businesses will not be able to determine the amount of greenhouse gases arising from their activities, as well as proposed measures to cut efficiently.<\/p>\n Apply standard inventory of greenhouse gas GHG Protocol<\/p>\n GHG Protocol is the standard most popular international help businesses measure reports the amount of greenhouse gas emissions. According to the GHG Protocol, emissions are divided into three ranges (Scope 1, 2, 3):<\/p>\n Scope 1 (direct emission or): include emissions from the operation of the business of direct ownership or control, such as:<\/p>\n Scope 2 (emissions indirectly from energy consumption): the Amount of CO\u2082 arising from the use of electricity, steam, hot water that business buyers from outside.<\/p>\n Scope 3 (emissions indirectly else in the value chain): include emissions from suppliers, goods transport, use of product, after sales, waste disposal, tourism work.<\/p>\n Formula for calculating the emissions of CO\u2082<\/p>\n The general formula to calculate the emissions of CO\u2082: emissions CO\u2082 (ton) = Active consumption \u00d7 emission factors<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Practical example:<\/p>\n A business consumes 10 million kWh of electricity\/year and using power from the national grid with the emission of 0.5 kg CO\u2082\/kWh. After measuring emissions, businesses can identify areas have high emission and plan to reduce emissions in a strategic way.<\/p>\n After determining emissions, businesses need to establish a plan to reduce to advance to the state carbon neutral.<\/p>\n Improve energy efficiency<\/p>\n Transition to renewable energy<\/p>\n For example, Google has committed to using 100% renewable energy in the entire data center his help reduce the millions of tons of CO\u2082 per year.<\/p>\n Optimized logistics and supply chain<\/p>\n If the business can't fully cut emissions of CO\u2082, offsetting carbon is a necessary solution. Offsetting carbon help business neutralize emissions by investing in projects to absorb or prevent emissions of CO\u2082.<\/p>\n The method of offsetting carbon downloads<\/p>\n Buying credits carbon (Carbon Credit)<\/p>\n Credits carbon is certified for per ton of CO\u2082 be reduced or absorbed from the project sustainable. 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1. Carbon Neutral is what?<\/h2>\n
1.1. Definition Carbon Neutral<\/h3>\n
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1.2. Differentiate Carbon Neutral and Net Zero<\/h3>\n
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\n Criteria<\/strong><\/td>\n Carbon Neutral<\/strong><\/td>\n Net Zero<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Range of greenhouse gas<\/td>\n Just focus on CO\u2082<\/td>\n Includes all greenhouse gases (CO\u2082, CH\u2084, N\u2082O, HFCs, PFCs, SF\u2086)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n How to achieve<\/td>\n Reduce emissions of CO\u2082, offset carbon by buying credits carbon<\/td>\n Reduce the emission maximum, only offset the emissions can not remove<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Requires cutting emissions<\/td>\n Is not required to reduce the emission maximum before offset<\/td>\n Requires drastically cut emissions before offset the rest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Common applications<\/td>\n Businesses, organizations, events, or products can achieve carbon neutral by offsetting emissions<\/td>\n Country, industry or group has committed to reduce emissions, long-term roadmap science<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n 1.3 Regulations and standards related<\/h3>\n
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2. Why business needs to achieve Carbon Neutral?<\/h2>\n
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2.1. Compliance with international regulations on greenhouse gas emissions<\/h3>\n
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2.2. Increase competitive advantage and brand reputation<\/h3>\n
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2.3. Save operating costs, optimized energy<\/h3>\n
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3. To achieve Carbon Neutral for business<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nStage 1. Assessing measurement emissions<\/h3>\n
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Stage 3. Offsetting carbon (Carbon Offsetting)<\/h3>\n
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