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Table 1 Examples of CFO free calculators
Source
Description
Web site
The Department for Business
Energy & Industrial Strategy
(BEIS) of UK
They provide a tool (Excel
format) and a guide [10]
https://www.gov.uk/govern
ment/publications/greenhousegas-reporting-conversion-fac
tors-2018
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) of Ireland
They provide a list of carbon
calculators and a tool for
resource efficiency
http://www.BeGreen.ie and
www.GreenBusiness.ie
Carbon Footprint Ltd
They propose an online carbon
footprint calculator. They also
offer other advanced tools for
businesses for a fee
http://www.carbonfootprint.
com/calculator1.html
GHG Protocol
They provide a suite of
calculation tools to assist
companies in calculating their
GHG emissions and
measuring the benefits of
mitigation projects
https://ghgprotocol.org/calcul
ation-tools
Involvement of Policy makers
Creation of a
dynamic
European
network for
carbon
accounting
and
development
of GHG
mitigation
policies
GHG Emissions Assessment and
Reduction
National databases
on EF
Training material on
CFO
Bilan Carbone®
calculator
Methodology to
develop, implement
and monitor GHG
Voluntary programme
Training
workshop
CFO calculation
Implementation of
mitigation actions
and development
of an Action Plan
Fig. 1 Clim’Foot approach