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Some available online calculators and tools for tracking and quantifying environmental improvements and pollution prevention (P2), and reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are presented in the tables below. Table 1 lists P2 related tools. Table 2 discusses tools helpful in capturing and understanding GHG emission reductions or inventories. Some tools are helpful for either pollution prevention activities or GHG emissions, and may be listed in both tables. Table 1 - Environmental Tools and Calculators Table 2 - GHG Tools and Calculators The above tools are free to the public. A compilation of additional and free P2 quantification tools used by many states in the northeast, is found in NEWMOA's P2 Data Collection Tool Database. Many more softward tools are available for purchase. A 2010 report by renewable energy and energy efficiency consultants Groom Energy Solutions identified about 60 vendors offering enterprise carbon accounting software—up from about 40 vendors in mid 2008. The report estimates that the number of organizations using such software will increase 600 percent by 2011.
Name of Calculator or Tool(s)
Author or Producer
Scope and Purpose
Intended Audience
Use and Training
U.S. EPA P2 Cost Calculator
U.S. EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
This tool calculates
GHG emission reductions from electricity conservation, green energy,
fuel and chemical substitutions with lower GHG-intensities, water
conservation, and improved materials and process management for various industries.
Organizations seeking to calculate savings associated with various P2 activities
Webinar tutorial, tools, and contact information available for downloading from National Pollution Pevention Roundtable (scroll down)
U.S. EPA Gallons to Pounds Converter
U.S. EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
This tool provides conversions from units commonly encountered in business, to units needed for P2 Program measures. It is not uncommon for hazardous materials to be measured in gallons for business purposes (for example, gallons of solvent, paint, or wastewater).
Organizations seeking to calculate savings associated with various P2 activities
Webinar tutorial, tools, and contact information available for downloading from National Pollution Pevention Roundtable (scroll down)
Energy and Materials Flow and Costs Tracker (EMFACT)
Northeast Waste Management Official's Association (NEWMOA)
The Energy and Materials Flow and Costs Tracker (EMFACT) helps end users understand and analyze their materials (water/fuel), energy, chemical use, and releases and associated costs, along with potential financial return on investment from prevention and sustainability efforts within one or more facilities.
Small and medium size businesses, EHS staff, and agencies
Downloadable, extensive training and user guides available
Energy Efficiency Opportunity Calculator for Small and Medium Sized Manufacturers
Texas Industries of the Future
The purpose of this tool is to provide small or medium-sized manufacturing plants with a list of questions and a calculator to quickly assess opportunities for energy and cost savings It assists managers in identifying where their "easy" 15% of energy cost savings might be found. The calculator will estimate the potential savings based on inputs, for 16 energy cost reduction projects commonly identified at manufacturing plants, from reducing compressed air leaks to improving controls.
Manufacturing or other facilities
Downloadable tool (MS Excel) and manual
VOC Calculators
Paints & Coatings Resource Center
Provides calculators that determine the volatile organic comopound (VOC) and hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions from four different scenarios: (1) VOC, HAP emissions per gallon of coating, less water, where the weight of water per gallon is known; (2) VOC, HAP emissions per gallon of coating, less water, where the percent water by weight is known; (3) VOC, HAP emissions per gallon of solids; and (4) VOC, HAP emissions per weight of solids.
Painters (professional, commercial, industrial, consumer)
On-line tools
National Mobile Inventory Model (NMIM)
U.S. EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality
The National Mobile Inventory Model (NMIM) helps develop estimates of current and future emission inventories for on-road motor vehicles and nonroad equipment.
Trucking and distribution fteet managers
Downloadable tool and user guide
SmartWay Technology Package Savings Calculator for Fleets
U.S. EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality
Provides calculators that determine the VOC and HAP emissions from four different scenarios: (1) VOC, HAP emissions per gallon of coating, less water, where the weight of water per gallon is known; (2) VOC, HAP emissions per gallon of coating, less water, where the percent water by weight is known; (3) VOC, HAP emissions per gallon of solids; and (4) VOC, HAP emissions per weight of solids.
Trucking and distribution fleet managers
On-line tools
Clean School Bus USA
U.S. EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality
This is a simple calculator to determine the fuel savings and fuel cost reduction by reducing school bus idling times.
Bus fleets, schools
On-line tool
Waste Reduction Model (WARM) Calculator
U.S. EPA Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery
WARM calculates marginal emissions reductions and increases from waste management alternatives for common materials in the municipal waste stream
Individuals or organizations seeking to tie GHG emission reductions to reduced wastes
On-line tool and training
Recycled Content (ReCon) Calculator
EPA, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery
The ReCon tool calculates the GHG and energy benefits of increasing the recycled content of specific materials
Individuals or organizations seeking to tie GHG emission reductions to green purchasing
On-line tool and training
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
EPA, Energy Star, Climate Protection Partnership Division,
Portfolio Manager calculates energy and water consumption within individual buildings as well as across an entire building portfolio and provides a score on how a business is doing with respect to energy consumption
Those who own, manage, or hold properties for investment
On-line services; webinars, presentations, and pre-recorded trainings
Electronics Environmental Benefits Calculator
Federal Electronics Challenge (under U.S. EPA)
The EEBC estimates the environmental and economic benefits of purchasing Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)-registered products, in addition to improvements in equipment operation and end-of-life management practices.
Organizations interested in estimating the environmental benefits of greening their purchase, use and disposal of electronics
On-line tool and instructions
SMART BET (Saving Money and Reducing Trash Benefit Evaluation Tool)
EPA, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery
SMART BET is designed to help community waste managers decide whether unit-based pricing for solid waste management (also known as pay-as-you-throw or PAYT) is the right model for their town or city.
Waste managers
On-line tool and instructions
AirControlNET
EPA - Technology Transfer Network
PC-based database tool for conducting pollutant emissions control strategy and costing analysis. Overlays a detailed control measure database on EPA emissions inventories to compute source- and pollutant-specific emission reductions and associated costs at various geographic levels (national, regional, local).
Any industry emitting criteria air pollutants, and/or or air pollution control agencies
Downloadable software and guidance
Name of Calculator or Tool(s)
Author or Producer
Scope and Purpose
Intended Audience
Use and Training
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol - Calculation Tools
Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative
Sector-specific and cross-sector calculators to determine GHG emissions from energy consumption, combustion of fuels and other GHG-emitting processes
Organizations and companies seeking to report emissions to the GHG Protocol or calculate for internal use or voluntary reporting.
Requires registration to access and download MS Excel-based tools
Climate Leaders' Simplified GHG Emissions Calculator (and Guidance)
U.S. EPA Climate Protection Partnership Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs
In the Climate Leaders archives, many partner companies completed a corporate-wide inventory of GHG emissions using these tools. The resources available on this website help corporations inventory their GHG emissions, set aggressive reduction goals and plan mitigation actions
Organizations and companies seeking to calculate emissions for internal use or voluntarily reporting
Online webinar, tutorial, and guidance document
U.S. EPA P2 Greenhouse Gas Calculator
U.S. EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
This tool calculates the GHG emission reductions from electricity conservation, green energy, fuel and chemical substitutions with lower GHG-intensities, water conservation, and improved materials and process management, applicable to many manufacturing sectors.
Organizations seeking to calculate emission reductions associated with specific activities
Webinar tutorial, tools, and contact information available for downloading from National Pollution Pevention Roundtable (scroll down)
Seattle Climate Partnership’s Business Carbon Footprint Tool
City of Seattle, Washington
Excel-based tool which calculates an annual GHG inventory covering purchased energy, fuel for transportation, employee commute, air travel, certain material purchases, and wastes. It is not intended to include direct manufacturing emissions, material use, or refrigerants.
Organizations looking to calculate a basic carbon footprint
On-line web tool or downloadable spreadsheet with instructions
Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator
U.S. EPA, Green Power Partnership, Climate Protection Partnership Division
Calculator tool to show the environmental equivalency of a green power purchase in order to better communicate a green power purchase to interested stakeholders. It translates from kilowatt-hours (kWh) purchased into more understandable terms, such as an equivalent number of passenger vehicles, homes, or coal plants
Organizations looking to purchase green power
On-line web tool with instructions
Waste Reduction Model (WARM) Calculator
U.S. EPA Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery
WARM calculates marginal emissions reductions and increases from waste management alternatives for common materials in the municipal waste stream
Individuals or organizations seeking to tie GHG emission reductions to reduced wastes
On-line tool and training
Recycled Content (ReCon) Calculator
EPA, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery
The ReCon tool calculates the GHG and energy benefits of increasing the recycled content of specific materials
Individuals or organizations seeking to tie GHG emission reductions to green purchasing
On-line tool and training
Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment (EIO-LCA) Model
Carnegie Mellon
EIO-LCA estimates materials and energy resources required for, and environmental emissions resulting from economic activities related to those materials
Individuals or organizations seeking to tie GHG emission reductions to materials
On-line tool (1997 and 2002 versions)
Office Carbon Footprint Tool Calculator (WasteWise)
U.S. EPA Waste Wise
This tool assists offices in making decisions to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with their activities, and includes examples of carbon-cutting actions such as recycling, waste prevention, and green power purchasing
Offices seeking to understand their inventory and GHG emissions
Downloadable tool
Energy Star Portfolio Manager
EPA, Energy Star, Climate Protection Partnership Division,
Portfolio Manager calculates energy and water consumption within individual buildings as well as across an entire building portfolio and provides a score on how a business is doing with respect to energy consumption
Those who own, manage, or hold properties for investment
On-line services; webinars, presentations, and pre-recorded trainings
Clean Air Cool Planet Campus Calculator
Clean Air Cool Planet
This tool contains projection and solutions modules, designed to aid schools that have completed GHG inventories, in developing long term, comprehensive climate action plans based on those inventories; it facilitate analysis of carbon reduction options, determining project payback times, net present value, cost per ton reduced, and other relevant markers
Campuses
Downloadable spreadsheet file and guidance document
State Inventory and Projection Tool
U.S. EPA State and Local Climate and Energy Program
This interactive spreadsheet model designed to help states develop GHG emissions inventories via a state inventory tool and a projection tool. The State Inventory Tool (SIT) gives users the option of applying their own state-specific data or using default data pre-loaded for each state. The Projection Tool allows users to create a simple forecast of emissions through 2020 based on historical emissions and projections of future energy consumption, population, and economic factors.
State government
Request a copy online
Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) Benefits Calculator
U.S. EPA, Climate Change Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs
The Landfill Methane Outreach Program Benefits Calculator calculates the direct emissions reductions and the avoided emissions (from electricity generation) of landfill methane projects
LMOP partners and managers of LFGTE projects
On-line tool and services
Electronics Environmental Benefits Calculator
Federal Electronics Challenge (under U.S. EPA)
The EEBC estimates the environmental and economic benefits of purchasing Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)-registered products, in addition to improvements in equipment operation and end-of-life management practices. The calculator estimates numerous environmental improvements including CO2/Greenhouse gas emission reductions.
Organizations interested in estimating the environmental benefits of greening their purchase, use and disposal of electronics
On-line tool and instructions
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