Harnessing our understanding of how the sources and scale of emissions are impacted by activities throughout supply chains and across sectors enables effective decision-making. It can help to:
• accurately identify the benefits of fuel choice, such as diesel or electrification
• identify embodied energy in materials, such as concrete or steel
• support local product sources to reduce supply chain resource consumption and energy intensity.
Understanding where emissions are generated in each sector, supply chain and asset help to coordinate action. It means businesses better understand their emissions profiles, highlighting immediate opportunities to improve productivity and efficiency across supply chains.
For governments, emissions data is the foundation for sequenced emissions reductions.90 Using this information to develop strategies for reducing sectoral emissions will help them plan more precisely and meet their incremental emissions reduction targets.