Case Study on

Accurate GHG
Accuracy Calculation.
of GHG impacts
Product: Automobiles

Take control of environmental impacts calculations Qualitatively

Sunil Kumar, HEAD, SIPL Private Limited

Sunil Kumar, Head, SIPL Pvt Ltd
~ 60% of GHG impacts are attributed to
Electricity & Transportation. This is true
across verticals. The figure may go up to
80% for certain automobiles.
Modelling blocks of an Automobile Production
Process
Background Data
Site Data
How engine, axle etc are
produced & transported

Welding
How tyres, Chasis etc are
produced & transported
Painting Total GHG
Car, load
How paint, covers etc are
Motorbike depends
produced & transported Assembly on both
, tractor,
trucks etc these
blocks
How electricity is
produced & distributed
Electricity

How diesel is produced

& transported
Transport
 Influencers to accuracy of GHG impacts
1. Has GHG process of automobile assembly been
modelled on site data?

2. Has a separate process for electricity production been

created?

3. Has a separate process for diesel/gas production been

created?
4. Has a separate process for Engine/ Chassis /Tyres /
Paint / Covers etc.. production been created?
Accuracy/ Robustness of LCA study has been compromised if
answer to any one of the above is ‘NO’
Accuracy is also compromised if European / US processes
available in the software used to model LCA
Accuracy / Robustness of GHG Study
Compromised

or in other words

GREENWASHING has been done

How??
 GHG impact of 1kWh of electricity: Indian Data vs European & US

Electricity, high voltage {US}| market group for | Alloc

0.65
Def, U

Electricity, high voltage {RER}| market group for |

0.47
Alloc Def, U

Electricity, high voltage {India}| Market | Alloc Def, U 0.90

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1

Kg CO2 equiv.

Difference in impacts is as high as ~ 50%

 GHG impact of 1Kg of diesel: Indian Data vs European & US

Diesel, low-sulfur {CH}| production | Alloc Def, U 0.41

Diesel, low-sulfur {RoW}| production | Alloc Def,

0.59
U

Diesel, at refinery/ India U 0.50

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7

Kg CO2 equiv.

Difference in impacts is as high as ~ 20%

 The difference occurs because
• Electricity production mix is different
• Transportation distance and means are
different
• Input materials are different
• Production processes have Technological
differences …………etc
The above lead to inaccurate GHG impacts
 So Advisable to
Keep a tab on data on which your LCA/GHG is being
modelled and major influencers like Electricity and
Transportation Processes
Because
Greenwashing, in this era, when Consumers
have access to quality information, is risky. And
when they eventually figure out that you are
involved in greenwashing, the damage to the
business reputation is far worse than the short-
term gain of being environmentally friendly.
How can we help you?

Call: +91 9911921666

Email: sunil@sipl-sustainability.com