CCaLC • CCaLC Carbon Footprinting Tool

CCaLC2 released
New second-generation CCaLC2 for Windows released and available for free now.
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CCaLC for Android
CCaLC LITE for Android, a simplified version of the CCaLC carbon footprinting tool, has been released - Click here for details and to download
Update
New version of CCaLC tools released for the PVC and bio-based sectors.
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Award winning CCaLC
CCaLC wins the GSK Innovation Award - Read more
Award winning CCaLC
CCaLC wins a Chemistry Innovation Award - Read more
Award winning CCaLC
CCaLC wins IChemE top prize for 'Outstanding Achievement in Chemical and Process Engineering' - Read more

CCaLC CARBON FOOTPRINTING TOOL

CCaLC is a carbon fooprinting tool that enables quick and easy estimations of the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions along the whole supply chains.

It provides a powerful tool for reducing and managing carbon footprints of products, processes or supply chains.

The methodological approach follows the internationally accepted life cycle methodology as defined by ISO 14044 and PAS 2050.

The tool is simple to use by non-experts and it comes with comprehensive databases, including the Ecoinvent database. User-defined databases can also be added.

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Features
Carbon footprinting The CCaLC tool calculates carbon footprints from 'cradle to grave'. It enables identification of carbon 'hot spots' and carbon reduction opportunities. Water footprinting In addition to carbon footprints, CCaLC also incorporates water footprint calculations to take into account water scarcity in different countries. Other environmental impacts CCaLC also calculates other environmental impacts to show how they may be affected by any changes in the carbon footprint. These include acidification, eutrophication, ozone layer depletion, photochemical (summer) smog and human toxicity. Economic impacts CCaLC enables estimation of economic value added, to show the trade-offs between 'carbon added' and 'value added'. The cost of reducing carbon footprints can also be estimated. Optimisation of carbon footprints CCaLC Optimiser enables identification of optimum low-carbon options at minimum costs. Databases and Case studies A number of databases and case studies have been included in CCaLC which can be modified to suit the specific needs of the user. Databases include: materials, energy, transport, packaging and waste. Overall, there are over 5500 data items included in the databases. The case studies include chemicals and relate products, food and drink, bio-feedstocks, biofuels and packaging.

Features

Carbon footprinting
The CCaLC tool calculates carbon footprints from 'cradle to grave'. It enables identification of carbon 'hot spots' and carbon reduction opportunities.
Water footprinting
In addition to carbon footprints, CCaLC also incorporates water footprint calculations to take into account water scarcity in different countries.
Other environmental impacts
CCaLC also calculates other environmental impacts to show how they may be affected by any changes in the carbon footprint. These include acidification, eutrophication, ozone layer depletion, photochemical (summer) smog and human toxicity.
Economic impacts
CCaLC enables estimation of economic value added, to show the trade-offs between 'carbon added' and 'value added'. The cost of reducing carbon footprints can also be estimated.
Optimisation of carbon footprints
CCaLC Optimiser enables identification of optimum low-carbon options at minimum costs.
Databases and Case studies
A number of databases and case studies have been included in CCaLC which can be modified to suit the specific needs of the user. Databases include: materials, energy, transport, packaging and waste. Overall, there are over 5500 data items included in the databases. The case studies include chemicals and relate products, food and drink, bio-feedstocks, biofuels and packaging.

Downloads: Latest CCaLC version

	CCaLC Carbon Footprinting Tool V3.3 [42,437 KB] (Last updated: 07 Oct 2014)
	Download the full, latest version of the CCaLC Carbon Footprinting Tool for Excel here. This link will take you to a registration form that will have to be completed in order to download the CCaLC tool.

	CCaLC V3.1 User Manual [2,217 KB] (Last updated: 14 Aug 2013)
	A comprehensive user guide for the CCaLC tool including example case studies is available to download here. To save a copy to your computer right click the link and select "Save As...".

	CCaLC V3.1 Readme File [3 KB] (Last updated: 14 Aug 2013)
	A readme file containing information about system requirements, running the software and help is available to download here. To save a copy to your computer right click the link and select "Save As...".

	CCaLC V3.1 Overview [760 KB] (Last updated: 14 Aug 2013)
	To see an overview of the CCaLC tool, showing its main capabilities, click here. To save a copy to your computer right click the link and select "Save As...".

More Information
For further information contact adisa.azapagic@manchester.ac.uk.

Acknowledgements
The CCaLC Carbon Footprinting Tool has been developed by a research group at The University of Manchester as part of a project funded by the Carbon Trust, EPSRC and NERC under the 'Carbon Vision Industry' Programme.