Two tabs on the 2021 report not yet considered fully:
material use
waste disposal.
Need to think about how to best do this. "Material Use" in the document is currently by tonnes used. However, knowing the tonnes of computers or papers a company used in a year is difficult.
carbonfootprint.com calculates it by using cost spent on products - could be a good way to do it here too.
Using the values in carbonfootprint.com gives the following R code. This is for manufacture, delivery, and disposal of goods.
In the UK govt document, all three of these options are on separate sheets.
#' Calculate CO2e emissions from secondary sources
#'
#' @description CO2e emissions from the manufacture, delivery, and disposal of products and services in a year. Emission values are calculated from carbonfootprint.com, which base the emissions values off DEFRA 2017 Supply Chain Factors.
#'
#' @param item Item bought. Valid options are: `"IT equipment"`, `"restaurants"`, `"TV"`, `"radio"`, `"phone"`, `"paper based products"`, `"motor"`, `"manufactured goods"`, `"telephone/mobile call costs"`, `"banking/finance"`, `"insurance"`, `"education"`, `"recreational activities"`, `"textiles"`, `"food"`.
#' @param cost Amount spent on that item (in pounds)
#' @param time Time frame where the purchases took place. Options are `"per week"`, `"per month"`, `"per year"`.
#' @param diet Only if `item = "food"`. General diet of an individual. Options are `"high meat"`, `"medium meat"`, `"low meat"`, `"pescatarian"`, `"vegetarian"`, and `"vegan"`.
#' `"high meat"` suggests more than 100g of meat is consumed a day; `"medium meat"` for 50-100g/day; `"low meat"` for <50g/day.
#'
#' @return Tonnes of CO2 emissions from secondary sources in a year.
#' @export
#'
#' @examples # Emissions for a new £1000 computer.
#' secondary_emissions(item = "IT equipment", cost = 1000)
#' @examples # Emissions for a high meat eater who spends £200 on food each month.
#' secondary_emissions(item = "food", cost = 200, time = "per month")
# put in data set and call from that data set.
secondary_emissions <- function(item = c("IT equipment", "restaurants", "TV", "radio", "phone", "paper based products", "motor", "manufactured goods", "food",
"telephone/mobile call costs", "banking/finance", "insurance", "education", "recreational activities", "textiles"),
cost, time = c("per week", "per month", "per year"),
diet = c("medium meat", "high meat", "low meat", "pescatarian", "vegetarian", "vegan")){
item_list <- c("IT equipment", "restaurants", "TV", "radio", "phone", "paper based products", "motor", "manufactured goods", "telephone/mobile call costs",
"banking/finance", "insurance", "education", "recreational activities", "textiles")
item <- match.arg(item)
diet <- match.arg(diet)
time <- match.arg(time)
checkmate::assert_numeric(cost, lower = 0)
# cost list is cost per £1 spent
CO2e <- c(0.00114, 0.00037, 0.00114, 0.00114, 0.00114, 0.00027, 0.00030, 0.00031, 0.00024, 0.00039, 0.00018, 0.00025, 0.00032, 0.00040)
df_list <- data.frame(item_list, CO2e)
if (item == "food"){
if (diet == "high meat"){
emissions <- 0.00088
} else if (diet == "medium meat"){
emissions <- 0.00069
} else if (diet == "low meat"){
emissions <- 0.00057
} else if (diet == "pescatarian"){
emissions <- 0.00048
} else if (diet == "vegetarian"){
emissions <- 0.00047
} else if (diet == "vegan"){
emissions <- 0.00035
}
} else {
row <- which(df_list$item_list == item)
emissions <- df_list$CO2e[row]
}
if (time == "per year"){
time_factor <- 1
} else if (time == "per month") {
time_factor <- 12
} else if (time == "per week") {
time_factor <- 52
}
emissions <- emissions * cost * time_factor
return(emissions)
}
Two tabs on the 2021 report not yet considered fully:
Need to think about how to best do this. "Material Use" in the document is currently by tonnes used. However, knowing the tonnes of computers or papers a company used in a year is difficult.
carbonfootprint.com calculates it by using cost spent on products - could be a good way to do it here too. Using the values in carbonfootprint.com gives the following R code. This is for manufacture, delivery, and disposal of goods. In the UK govt document, all three of these options are on separate sheets.