I-Calculator Methodology

Leli khasi linikeza isifinyezo sendlela yokusebenza esetshenziswe ku- I-SeaGrass Khula I-Blue Carbon Offset Calculator. Sicwengisa indlela yethu yokusebenza ngokuqhubekayo ukuze siqiniseke ukuthi amamodeli ethu abonisa isayensi ehamba phambili neyamanje kakhulu nokuthi imiphumela inembe ngangokunokwenzeka. Nakuba izibalo zokuzithandela zama-carbon offsets aluhlaza zingashintsha njengoba imodeli icwengwa, inani le-carbon offset ekuthengeni kwakho lizokhiywa kusukela ngedethi yokuthenga.

Ukulinganisa Okuphumayo

Ukuze silinganisele ukukhishwa kwe-CO2, sisebenzele ukuthola ibhalansi phakathi kokunemba, ukuba yinkimbinkimbi, kanye nokusebenziseka kalula.

Ukukhishwa Kwasekhaya

Ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni ezindlini kuyahlukahluka ngendawo/isimo sezulu, usayizi wekhaya, uhlobo lukaphethiloli wokushisisa, umthombo kagesi, nezinye izici ezimbalwa. Ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni kubalwa kusetshenziswa idatha yokusetshenziswa kwamandla evela eMnyangweni Wamandla Wase-US (DOE) Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS). Ukusetshenziswa kwamandla kwasekhaya ngokusetshenziswa kokugcina kulinganiselwa ngokusekelwe kumapharamitha amathathu: Indawo Yekhaya, Uhlobo Lwekhaya, Isibaseli Sokushisa. Kusetshenziswa idatha encane ye-RECS, idatha yokusetshenziswa kwamandla yahlulelwa amakhaya ezindaweni ezinhlanu zesimo sezulu e-US. Ukusetshenziswa kwamandla ohlotsheni oluthile lwekhaya endaweni yesimo sezulu esinikeziwe, kanye nophethiloli wokushisisa oshiwo, kwaguqulelwa ekukhishweni kwe-CO2 kusetshenziswa izinto ezikhishwayo ezichazwe ngenhla—izici ze-EPA zokushiswa kukaphethiloli wezinto ezimbiwa phansi kanye nezici ze-eGrid zokusetshenziswa kukagesi.

Ukukhishwa Kokudla Kwenyama

Ukukhishwa kwegesi ebamba ukushisa okuhlobene nokudla izinhlobo ezintathu zenyama—inyama yenkomo, ingulube, nenkukhu—kufakwe kumshini wokubala we-SeaGrass Grow. Ngokungafani neminye imithombo ekhishwayo, lokhu kukhishwa kusekelwe kumjikelezo wokuphila ophelele wokukhiqizwa kwenyama, okuhlanganisa ukukhiqizwa kokuphakelayo, ukuthutha, ukukhuliswa nokucutshungulwa kwemfuyo. Ucwaningo oluningi lwenziwe mayelana nomjikelezo wokuphila wokukhishwa kwegesi ebamba ukushisa ehambisana nokusetshenziswa kokudla. Njengoba ezinye zalezi zifundo zigxile ohlotsheni olulodwa kuphela lomkhiqizo wokudla noma kolunye, futhi indlela yokwenza ivamise ukuhluka phakathi kwezifundo, ucwaningo olulodwa olusebenzisa indlela yokuya phezulu engaguquki yokubala ukukhishwa kwenyama edliwa e-US kwasetshenziswa isibali.

Ukukhishwa Kwehhovisi

Okuphumayo okuvela emahhovisi kubalwa ngendlela efana neyasekhaya. Idatha ewumsuka ivela kuNhlolovo Yokusebenzisa Amandla Okwakha Amandla Okwakhiwa Kwezohwebo (CBECS) yoMnyango Wezamandla wase-US (i-CBECS). Idatha yakamuva kakhulu yokusetshenziswa kwamandla eyenziwe yatholakala (kusukela ngo-2015) yi-DOE isetshenziselwa ukubala lokhu kukhishwa.

Ukukhishwa Kwezokuthutha Ezisekelwe Emhlabeni

Ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni okuvela ekusetshenzisweni kwezinto zokuhamba zomphakathi kuvame ukunikezwa ngokwesisindo sokukhishwa kwekhabhoni ngemayela elihanjwa ngumgibeli. I-SeaGrass Grow Calculator isebenzisa izinto ezikhishwa yi-US EPA nezinye.

I-Air Travel Emissions

Imodeli ye-SeaGrass Grow ilinganisela amathani angu-0.24 CO2 ngamamayela omoya angu-1,000. Ukukhishwa kwe-CO2 okuvela ekuhambeni emoyeni kunomthelela omkhulu onomthelela ekushintsheni kwesimo sezulu ngoba kukhishelwa ngqo emkhathini ongaphezulu.

Ukukhishwa okuvela Ezindaweni Zokuhlala Ehhotela

Ucwaningo lwakamuva mayelana nokusimama embonini yezokwamukela izihambi luphumele ekuhlolweni kokusetshenziswa kwamandla kanye nokukhishwa kwegesi kumasampula amaningi amahhotela nezindawo zokungcebeleka. Ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni kufaka phakathi kokubili ukukhishwa okuqondile okuvela ehhotela ngokwalo, kanye nokukhishwa okungaqondile kukagesi osetshenziswa ihhotela noma indawo yokuvakasha.

Ukukhishwa Kwezimoto

Isilinganiso senani lokukhishelwa yisigaba sezimoto sisekelwe ezilinganisweni ze-US EPA. Igaloni elilodwa likaphethiloli likhipha amaphawundi angu-19.4 e-CO2 kuyilapho igaloni likadizili likhipha amaphawundi angu-22.2.

Isilinganiso Se-Carbon Offsets

Isibalo sethu se-carbon offsets eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka - inani lotshani basolwandle noma obulinganayo okufanele bubuyiselwe futhi/noma buvikelwe ukuze kuncishiswe inani elithile le-CO2 - kunqunywa imodeli yemvelo eyenziwe izingxenye ezine ezinkulu:

Izinzuzo Ze-Direct Carbon Sequestration:

Ukuthathwa kwekhabhoni okunganqwabelana ngehektare ngalinye lombhede wotshani basolwandle obubuyiselwe esikhathini esibekiwe/impilo yonke yephrojekthi. Sisebenzisa isilinganiso samanani ezincwadi ngezinga lokukhula kotshani basolwandle futhi siqhathanisa imibhede yotshani basolwandle ebuyisiwe nendawo engatshaliwe, isimo salokho okungenzeka uma kungabikho ukubuyiselwa. Nakuba umonakalo omncane emibhedeni yotshani basolwandle ungaphola esikhathini esingaphansi konyaka, umonakalo omkhulu ungathatha amashumi eminyaka ukuphola noma ungase ungapholi ngokuphelele.

Izinzuzo Zokudliwa Kwekhabhoni Ezivela Ekuvimbeleni Ukuguguleka:

Ukuthathwa kwekhabhoni okungakhula ngenxa yokuvimbela ukuguguleka komhlabathi okuqhubekayo ekubeni khona kwesibazi se-prop noma okunye ukuphazamiseka okungaphansi. Imodeli yethu ithatha ukuguguleka okuqhubekayo unyaka ngamunye ngaphandle kokubuyiselwa ngenani elisekelwe kumanani ezincwadi.

Izinzuzo Ze-Carbon Sequestration Ekuvimbeleni Ukuphinda Kwezisu:

Ukuthathwa kwekhabhoni okungakhula ngenxa yokuvimbela ukuphinda kuqubuke endaweni ethile. Imodeli yethu icabangela iqiniso lokuthi ngaphezu kokubuyisela, sizobe ngesikhathi esifanayo sisebenzela ukuvimbela ukuphindaphinda kwezindawo esizibuyiselayo ngezimpawu, izinhlelo zemfundo neminye imizamo.

Izinzuzo Zokuhlukaniswa Kwekhabhoni Ekuvinjweni Kokulimala Kwezindawo Ezingaphazanyiswa/ Eziyintombi:

Ukuhlukaniswa kwekhabhoni okungakhula ngenxa yokuvimbela izibazi zendawo ethile engaphazanyiswa/eyintombi nto. Njengoba kukhonjisiwe ngenhla, sizobe sisebenzela ukuvimbela izibazi esikhathini esizayo sezindawo esizilungisile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, sizobe sisebenzela ukuvimbela umonakalo ezindaweni ezingaphazamiseki/eziyizintombi.

Umcabango obalulekile kumodeli yethu ukuthi imizamo yethu yokubuyisela kanye nokuvimbela isetshenziswa isikhathi eside - amashumi eminyaka amaningi - ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi utshani basolwandle buhlala bunjalo futhi ikhabhoni ihlukaniswa isikhathi eside.

Okwamanje okukhiphayo kwemodeli yethu yezemvelo kokunciphisa akubonakali ku-Blue Carbon Offset Calculator. Ngiyacela Xhumana nathi uma unemibuzo.