
Learn how to estimate Scope 1 carbon emissions using Amazon S3, Athena, and QuickSight by applying consumption-based methods to fuel utilization data stored in a data lake.


<div><p>This article explains how to estimate Scope 1 carbon emissions using AWS services and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol standards.</p><ul><li>Greenhouse Gas Protocol defines three emission scopes: direct, purchased energy, and value chain</li><li>Three estimation methods: CEMS (direct measurement), spend-based (financial data), consumption-based (fuel data)</li><li>Consumption-based method multiplies fuel consumed by EPA emission factors to calculate CO2e</li><li>AWS architecture uses S3 for data storage, Athena for SQL queries, QuickSight for visualization</li><li>Example demonstrates calculating stationary natural gas emissions using Athena SQL joins</li><li>Organizations can estimate total Scope 1 emissions by aggregating all combustion sources</li></ul><p>Organizations can build repeatable carbon accounting processes using existing enterprise data with AWS analytics services.</p></div>


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