Carbon Intensity
Carbon intensity is the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced per unit of activity, output, or economic value, enabling normalised comparison across time periods and between organisations.
What is Carbon Intensity?
Carbon intensity metrics express emissions relative to a business metric: tCO₂e per £ million revenue, kgCO₂e per unit produced, gCO₂e per kWh generated, or tCO₂e per employee. Intensity metrics are useful for tracking efficiency improvements independent of business growth and for benchmarking against peers. SECR requires at least one intensity ratio. The CSRD requires GHG intensity per net revenue. However, falling intensity does not guarantee falling absolute emissions if the business is growing.
Practical Examples
A company reports its SECR intensity metric as 15 tCO₂e per £1 million turnover, down from 22 tCO₂e the previous year.
A power generator tracks its carbon intensity at 200 gCO₂e per kWh, targeting 50 gCO₂e by 2035 through transition to renewables.
How Climatise Helps
Climatise calculates multiple intensity metrics automatically, including per revenue, per employee, per m², and per unit of output, for SECR reporting and internal benchmarking.
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