Determinación de la huella de carbono procedente de las actividades administrativas y de transporte de la Empresa Eléctrica Riobamba S.A.

Abstract

The aim of the current research was to determine the carbon footprint of the administrative and transportation activities of Empresa Eléctrica Riobamba. The main sources of GHG emissions at EERSA were those generated by the consumption of water, electricity and fossil fuels which are used for the personnel transportation and waste generation. For this, it was necessary to apply methodologies and tools provided by the ISO 14064-1 standard and the IPCC, specifically the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. The limits of the organization were defined, the base year of the study was selected and the administrative activities of the company were diagnosed in order to identify the main sources of GHG emissions, for which its activities were classified according to the scopes specified by the IPCC, then the quantification of emissions was performed and finally the activities to mitigate them. To determine EERSA's total carbon footprint, it was necessary to calculate the consumption data for the activities carried out at administrative level and those associated with transportation: the total carbon footprint for EERSA was 1298.12 tCO2eq during 2021; the source generating higher levels of carbon footprint is the vehicle fuel consumption, followed by electricity consumption with a generation of 146.75 tCO2eq and the generation of waste such as used oils with a generation of 14.19 tCO2eq. Due to this situation, an action plan focused on the reduction of tCO2eq was proposed, suggesting the renewal of the vehicle fleet, six-monthly vehicle technical check and staff training, all this aimed to create environmental awareness, in the expectation of mitigating at least 30% of GHG emissions over time.