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You produce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from this activity if your organization owns gas-powered light equipment. Light equipment are hand-held tools that run on fuel. This is a Scope 1 (direct) emission.

Enter data about your light equipment into Climate Smart to calculate the emissions from your inventory period.

On this page:

• Examples of emission sources
• Prepare the data you need
  • Option 1: Actual consumption (most accurate)
  • Option 2: Estimate by cost (least accurate)
• Find your emissions data
• Enter data into your inventory

Examples of emission sources

Not sure if you should report this emission source? Common types of light equipment are:

• Weed trimmers, chainsaws, leaf blowers, and other types of gas-powered lawn equipment
• Snowblowers
• Pressure washers
• Steam cleaners
• Gasoline tools used by subcontractors
• Gas welders
• Tiger torches

Prepare the data you need

To get your emissions data ready for Climate Smart, choose one of the following options based on the information that’s available to you. This will be the method you use to calculate the GHGs emitted by your organization’s activities.

Remember to collect information for the relevant inventory period.

Option 1: Actual consumption (most accurate)

You’ll get the most accurate results if you enter the actual amount of fuel your equipment used during the year. This means you’ll need to know:

• Amount of fuel used by the equipment (litres or gallons)
• Fuel type (for example, gasoline or diesel)

Option 2: Estimate by cost (least accurate)

If you don’t know how much fuel you used during the year, but you know how much it cost, you can use this method to estimate your emissions.

Find your emissions data

Not sure where to find the data you need? Try the following suggestions:

Ask your accounting department

Your accounting department might already have the information you need! Ask your accounting team about collecting data for your emissions inventory.

Enter data into your inventory

When you’re ready to track emissions from this activity, you can start entering the data you’ve collected into Climate Smart. 

Add this activity to your inventory

Before you can enter information about your emissions, you need to add this activity to your inventory. Learn how to add new activities to your inventory.

Add an entry to your inventory

To enter your data into Climate Smart:

1. Choose a calculation method based on the data you have:
   • If you have the amount of fuel you used during inventory period, select Actual Consumption and enter your information into Climate Smart.
   • If you need to estimate based on the cost of fuel, select Estimate by Cost and enter your information into Climate Smart.
2. Enter the start and end dates of the activity you’re measuring. These dates will usually match your inventory period.
3. Enter the cost of the fuel you purchased (including taxes). If you’re estimating the amount, select the checkbox next to Cost is estimate. Tell us if you paid in Canadian Dollars (CAD) or United States Dollars (USD) from Currency the drop-down list.
4. Under Description, enter what the fuel was used for (for example, powering lawn equipment needed for monthly maintenance).
5. In the Note box, enter optional information including any details that might be helpful for you (or your Climate Smart Advisor, if applicable) in the future.  
6. When you’re done, click ADD ENTRY. Your entry will appear in the table below.