Babysitter carbon-footprint-estimator

Estimates company carbon footprint and environmental impact

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/library/specializations/domains/business/venture-capital/skills/carbon-footprint-estimator" ~/.claude/skills/a5c-ai-babysitter-carbon-footprint-estimator && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: library/specializations/domains/business/venture-capital/skills/carbon-footprint-estimator/SKILL.md

Carbon Footprint Estimator

Overview

The Carbon Footprint Estimator skill provides detailed estimation of company carbon footprints and environmental impact for ESG due diligence. It calculates Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions and projects environmental impact trajectories.

Capabilities

Scope 1 Emissions (Direct)

Estimate emissions from owned facilities
Calculate fleet and vehicle emissions
Assess process emissions from operations
Account for fugitive emissions

Scope 2 Emissions (Indirect - Energy)

Calculate purchased electricity emissions
Estimate heating and cooling emissions
Assess renewable energy usage
Apply location vs. market-based methods

Scope 3 Emissions (Value Chain)

Estimate supply chain emissions
Calculate business travel impact
Assess employee commuting
Evaluate product use and end-of-life

Impact Analysis

Benchmark against industry standards
Project emissions trajectory
Model reduction scenarios
Calculate carbon intensity metrics

Usage

Estimate Carbon Footprint

Input: Company operations data, energy usage
Process: Apply emission factors, calculate totals
Output: Carbon footprint by scope, total CO2e

Benchmark Emissions

Input: Company footprint, industry sector
Process: Compare against benchmarks
Output: Benchmark comparison, percentile ranking

Project Trajectory

Input: Current footprint, growth plans
Process: Model future emissions scenarios
Output: Trajectory projection, growth-adjusted

Model Reduction Scenarios

Input: Current state, reduction initiatives
Process: Calculate reduction impact
Output: Scenario analysis, pathway to goals

Emission Categories

Scope	Categories	Data Sources
Scope 1	Facilities, vehicles, processes	Fuel usage, fleet data
Scope 2	Electricity, heating	Utility bills, provider mix
Scope 3	Supply chain, travel, commuting	Spend data, travel records

Integration Points

ESG Scorer: Feed emissions data into ESG scores
ESG Due Diligence: Core environmental analysis
ESG Analyst (Agent): Support environmental assessment
Portfolio Value Creation: Track reduction initiatives

Calculation Standards

Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol)
Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)
CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project)
ISO 14064 GHG accounting standards

Best Practices

Prioritize Scope 1 and 2 for direct control
Use sector-appropriate emission factors
Distinguish location vs. market-based Scope 2
Focus Scope 3 on material categories
Track intensity metrics (per revenue, per employee)