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Review a cement producer’s emissions claim

Interpret carbon intensity · Fictional case

The situation

Comparable emissions rise from 600,000 to 630,000 tonnes CO₂e. Output rises from 1.0 million to 1.2 million tonnes of cement.

Your task

How do absolute emissions and emissions intensity move?

Reveal step-by-step solution
  1. Set up the problem

    Absolute emissions rise by 30,000 tonnes, or 5%.

  2. Work through the numbers

    Intensity falls from 0.600 to 0.525 tonnes CO₂e per tonne of cement, a 12.5% decline.

  3. Interpret the result

    Report both results and verify the scopes and operating boundary stayed comparable.

What to remember

Label the emissions scope and denominator. Report absolute emissions alongside intensity.

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