Climate change, driven by human activities, has been a major factor behind frequent extreme weather, heat waves, and wildfires. Actions are needed to reduce our carbon emission. Corporations have a significant share of carbon emission, but how can they go about reducing it? As the saying goes, you cannot manage what you cannot measure. Accurately measure carbon emission is a crucial task to be done.
Carbonstop is a software and consulting service provider in China that focuses on enterprise carbon emission management. Carbonstop calculates the carbon emissions of corporations according to international and domestic carbon accounting standards, finds problems through digital means, and puts forward solutions to carbon reduction. Specifically, the company established the Carbon Footprint Factor Database, which includes data from nearly 200 countries, regions and international organizations around the world, such as Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the World Bank. The company also compiled data from experts, literature, public companies’ disclosure, and previous projects. The data contain all stages of a product life cycle, from raw materials, production and manufacturing, transportation, use and disposal, to recycling. Using the database and related services, a corporation can calculate the carbon footprint of a specific product and identify the source of carbon emission (such as energy, raw materials, transportation, and disposal). For example, KFC, the fast food company, has used the platform and services to determine the carbon footprint of their menu items. New items with zero carbon footprint have been developed.
Mentioned: among top startups of the year in China by Deloitte
Link: https://en.carbonstop.net/
Contact: https://en.carbonstop.net/contact/
Location: China
Purpose
To manage carbon emission in a company
Idea
Accurately measure carbon emission through the whole product life cycle
Further Possibilities
1. Carbon emission audition services
2. Ecological accounting for all companies
3. Measuring and managing environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) or Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) as a service
4. Augmented Reality for carbon tracing
5. Use AI to model and optimize carbon emission
Questions
1. Who else has a lot of carbon emission?
2. How might we address climate change without cutting carbon emission?
3. What public policies are enabled by the carbon emission data?
