JP7084583B1 - Information output device, information output method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information output device, an information output method and a program. SOLUTION: In an information providing system in which an information output device, a customer information management server, an emission coefficient management server and a display terminal are connected via a network, the information output device is a predetermined period for each of a plurality of customers. By referring to the storage unit that stores the emission amount and reduction amount of each greenhouse gas together with the attribute information indicating the respective attributes of a plurality of customers, at least two having the attributes satisfying the predetermined conditions in the first period. A specific part that identifies one customer, an acquisition part that acquires the attribute information, emissions and reductions of at least two specified customers from the storage unit, and an attribute information, emissions and reductions of at least two customers that have been acquired. It is provided with an output unit that outputs information indicating the amount. [Selection diagram] FIG. 5

Description

The present invention relates to an information output device, an information output method, and a program.

Patent Document 1 discloses a carbon dioxide emission calculation system for calculating carbon dioxide emissions for each electric device.
[Prior Art Document]
[Patent Document]
[Patent Document 1] Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-25487

The information output device according to one aspect of the present invention stores greenhouse gas emissions and reductions of each of a plurality of customers for each predetermined period together with attribute information indicating the attributes of each of the plurality of customers. By referring to the unit, it may be provided with a specific unit that identifies at least two customers having attributes that satisfy predetermined conditions in the first period. The information output device may include an acquisition unit that acquires at least two identified customer attribute information, emissions, and reductions from the storage unit. The information output device may include an output unit that outputs at least two acquired customer attribute information, emission amount, and reduction amount information.

The storage unit may further store the factor of the reduction amount. The acquisition unit may further acquire the factor of the reduction amount from the storage unit. The output unit may output information further indicating the factor of the reduction amount.

Emissions are direct emissions, which indicate the amount of greenhouse gas emissions directly from the customer, and indirect emissions, which indicate the amount of greenhouse gas emissions indirectly emitted by the customer by purchasing energy. And supply chain emissions that include at least one of the other indirect emissions that indicate the emissions of greenhouse gases emitted by customer activities that are not included in direct and indirect emissions.

By referring to the storage unit, the specific unit refers to the direct emission amount, the indirect emission amount, and the direct emission amount of the second period, which is the period before the first period, among the direct emission amount, the indirect emission amount, and other indirect emissions of the first period. At least one of the indirect emissions, and the direct emissions, indirect emissions, and other indirect emissions in the first period, which are smaller than the other indirect emissions, may be specified as the factor of the reduction amount. The output unit may output information further indicating the factor of the reduction amount.

The storage unit may further store the customer's power consumption for each divided period in which the first period and the second period, which is the period before the first period, are divided. By referring to the storage unit, the specific unit identifies a division period in which the amount of power used in each division period of the first period is smaller than the amount of power used in the division period of the second period, and the specified division is performed. The reduction in power usage during the period may be identified as a factor in the reduction. The output unit may output information further indicating the factor of the reduction amount.

When the electric device used by the customer is changed, the storage unit may further store the contents of the electric device changed by the customer and the division period in which the changed electric device is started to be used. By referring to the storage unit, the specific unit identifies a division period in which the amount of electricity used in each division period of the first period is smaller than the amount of electricity used in the second period division period, and the specified division is specified. If the period coincides with the split period in which the changed electrical equipment is started to be used, the change in the electrical equipment in the specified split period may be specified as a factor of the reduction amount. The output unit may output information further indicating the factor of the reduction amount.

The storage unit may further store the environmental value used to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions. By referring to the storage unit, the specific part does not use the environmental value to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions in the second period, which is the period before the first period, and the greenhouse gas emissions in the first period. When environmental value is used to calculate emissions, the use of environmental value may be specified as a factor in the amount of reduction. The output unit may output information further indicating the factor of the reduction amount.

The attribute may include at least one of the customer's industry, the number of employees of the customer, and the area of the customer's location.

The attributes may include at least one of the number of households of the customer, the age group of the customer, the activity time of the customer, the type of building where the customer resides, the area of residence of the customer, and the presence or absence of solar power generation equipment of the customer.

The acquisition unit may further acquire calculation information indicating whether the emission amount is based on the temperature-based method, the market standard of the GHG protocol, or the location standard of the GHG protocol. The output unit may output information further indicating the calculation information.

The predetermined conditions may indicate the method of calculating the amount of emissions shown in the information. When the calculation method of the emission amount acquired by the acquisition unit is different from the calculation method shown in the predetermined conditions, the information output device calculates the emission amount acquired by the acquisition unit in advance according to the predetermined conversion formula. Further, a conversion unit may be provided for converting into the emission amount of the calculation method shown in the specified conditions. The output unit may output information indicating the converted emission amount.

The information output device may further include a reception unit that receives input of predetermined conditions.

The information output method according to one aspect of the present invention stores greenhouse gas emissions and reductions of each of a plurality of customers for each predetermined period together with attribute information indicating the attributes of each of the plurality of customers. By referring to the section, it may be provided with a step of identifying at least two customers having attributes that satisfy predetermined conditions in the first period. The information output method may include a step of acquiring the attribute information, the emission amount, and the reduction amount of at least two specified customers from the storage unit. The information output method may include a step of outputting information indicating the acquired attribute information of at least two customers, the emission amount, and the reduction amount.

The program according to one aspect of the present invention may be a program for operating a computer as the information output device.

The outline of the above invention does not list all the features of the present invention. A subcombination of these feature groups can also be an invention.

It is a figure which shows the whole system configuration of an information provision system. It is a figure which shows an example of the customer information about the GHG emission amount of a business operator. It is a figure which shows an example of the customer information about the GHG emission amount of a home. It is a figure which shows an example of the emission factor about the emission amount of GHG. It is a figure which shows an example of the functional block of an information output device. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the procedure which the information output apparatus generates the output information about the emission amount of GHG which satisfies the output condition. It is a figure which shows an example of output information. It is a figure which shows an example of output information. It is a figure which shows an example of output information. It is a figure which shows an example of output information. It is a figure which shows an example of a hardware configuration.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described through embodiments of the invention, but the following embodiments do not limit the invention within the scope of the claims. Also, not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential to the means of solving the invention.

The computer-readable medium may include any tangible device capable of storing instructions executed by the appropriate device. As a result, the computer-readable medium having the instructions stored therein will include the product, including instructions that can be executed to create means for performing the operation specified in the flowchart or block diagram. Examples of computer-readable media may include electronic storage media, magnetic storage media, optical storage media, electromagnetic storage media, semiconductor storage media, and the like. More specific examples of computer-readable media include floppy (registered trademark) disks, diskettes, hard disks, random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Compact Disc Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), Digital Versatile Disc (DVD), Blu-ray (RTM) Disc, Memory Stick, Integrated A circuit card or the like may be included.

Computer-readable instructions may include either source code or object code written in any combination of one or more programming languages. Source code or object code includes traditional procedural programming languages. Traditional procedural programming languages are assembler instructions, instruction set architecture (ISA) instructions, machine instructions, machine-dependent instructions, microcodes, firmware instructions, state setting data, or Smalltalk®, JAVA®, C ++. It may be an object-oriented programming language such as, and a "C" programming language or a similar programming language. Computer-readable instructions are used locally or to a local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), etc., to the processor or programmable circuit of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing device. ) May be provided. The processor or programmable circuit may execute computer-readable instructions to create means for performing the operations specified in the flowchart or block diagram. Examples of processors include computer processors, processing units, microprocessors, digital signal processors, controllers, microcontrollers and the like.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall system configuration of the information providing system 10. The information providing system 10 includes an information output device 100, a customer information management server 200, an emission factor management server 300, and a display terminal 400. The information output device 100, the customer information management server 200, the emission factor management server 300, and the display terminal 400 are connected via a network such as the Internet. The display terminal 400 may have at least a part of the functions of the information output device 100.

The information providing system 10 provides customers with various information regarding greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The information output device 100 satisfies a plurality of predetermined conditions based on the customer information regarding the GHG emission amount from the customer information management server 200 and the emission coefficient regarding the calculation of the GHG emission amount from the emission coefficient management server 300. Outputs information such as list information on GHG emissions of customers in Japan. The display terminal 400 causes the display unit 402 to display information such as list information output from the information output device 100. As a result, it is possible to automatically collect information on GHG emissions of a plurality of customers who satisfy predetermined conditions and check them all at once.

The customer information management server 200 manages various information regarding the GHG emission amount of the customer (customer). The customer information management server 200 may include a database 202 that stores customer information of a business operator and customer information of a home.

As shown in FIG. 2A, for example, the database 202 includes a customer ID, a customer name, an industry, a contract retail electric power company ID, a direct emission amount, an indirect emission amount, and other indirect amounts as customer information of the operator for each year. Store emissions, reductions, and reduction factors. The database 202 may store financial information such as the business operator's net profit as the business operator's customer information.

The customer ID is identification information that uniquely identifies the customer. One customer ID may be assigned to one business operator. One customer ID may be assigned to a plurality of businesses related to each other, for example, one group company including a parent company, a subsidiary, and an affiliated company.

The type of business indicates the type of business of the customer. The type of business of the business operator may be agriculture, steel industry, chemical industry, telecommunications industry, public affairs, etc. The industry of the business operator may be an industry defined by a predetermined classification such as the Japan Standard Industrial Classification. The contract retail electric power company ID is identification information that identifies the retail electric power company under which the customer has a contract.

Direct emissions indicate the amount of greenhouse gas emissions directly emitted by customers in the target year. The direct emission amount indicates the GHG emission amount (thousand t-CO ₂ ) corresponding to the scope 1 in the so-called supply chain emission amount. Indirect emissions indicate the amount of greenhouse gas emissions indirectly emitted by customers purchasing energy in the target year. The indirect emission amount indicates the GHG emission amount (thousand t-CO ₂ ) corresponding to the scope 2 in the supply chain emission amount. Other indirect emissions indicate the emissions of greenhouse gases emitted by customer activities that are not included in the direct emissions of scope 1 and the indirect emissions of scope 2. Other indirect emissions indicate GHG emissions (thousands of t-CO ₂ ) that fall under scope 3 in supply chain emissions.

The customer's direct emissions, indirect emissions, and other indirect emissions may be provided by the customer. Each year, the customer may provide the customer information management server 200 with information indicating the contracted retail electric utility, direct emissions, indirect emissions, and other indirect emissions.

Other indirect emissions are, for example, in the case of a customer (customer PPS) whose customer is registered as a retail electric power company, "GHG emissions related to the generation of purchased electricity sold to end users (Scope 3. Category 3) ”is sufficient. The other indirect emissions may be "GHG emissions related to franchise (scope 3, category 14)".

Database 202 may store GHG emissions related to customers other than direct emissions, indirect emissions, and other indirect emissions. If the customer is a business, the database 202 may store GHG emissions associated with the activities of the business's employees.

The amount of reduction indicates the amount of GHG reduction compared to the previous year. The reduction amount may indicate the year-on-year reduction amount for each of the direct emission amount, the indirect emission amount, and the other indirect emission amount. The amount of reduction may be provided by the user. The customer information management server 200 may derive the difference between the emission amount of the target year and the emission amount of the previous year of the target year as the reduction amount.

The reduction factors indicate the factors that reduced GHG emissions compared to the previous year. The reduction factor may be information provided by the customer. The reduction factors are, for example, "changed the lighting equipment of the store to LED", "changed a part of the procured electricity to the direct supply of solar power generation by the electricity sales contract (PPA) operator", etc. It's fine. The reduction factor may be "implementation of energy saving activities". The reduction factor may be "energy management system (EMS) implementation", "demand response (DR) implementation", or "virtual power plant (VPP) implementation". The reduction factor may be "implementation of energy creation activities". The reduction factor may be "installation of photovoltaic power generation equipment". The reduction factor may be "implementation of P2P electricity trading".

The database 202 may store the power source information and the environmental value information of the power generation company. The database 202 may store annual electricity supply, procurement power supply information, and environmental value information for consumers of retail electric utilities. Database 202 may store the annual power supply of the consumer PPS to the relevant facility. The database 202 may store the emission factors of each retail electric utility converted from the emissions factors for the warm-up method into GHG protocol conformance according to the environmental value used in the charge menu of each operator.

As shown in FIG. 2B, for example, the database 202 includes a customer ID, a customer name, a household type, an emission amount, a contract retail electric power company ID, an electricity bill, a reduction amount, and a reduction as customer information of a household (consumer). Factors may be stored. The customer ID is identification information that uniquely identifies the customer, and may be, for example, a supply point identification number. The customer name may be the name of the head of the household. The household type may indicate the family composition of people living in the same household. The household type may be "single", "couple", "couple and child", "single parent and child", or the like. The household type may include age. The database 202 contains at least one of the customer information of the household, such as the number of households of the customer, the age group of the customer, the activity time of the customer, the type of the building where the customer lives, the area where the customer lives, and the presence or absence of the solar power generation facility of the customer. May be stored further.

The contract retail electric power company ID is identification information that identifies the retail electric power company under which the customer has a contract. The emission amount indicates the GHG emission amount (thousand t-CO ₂ ) emitted by the customer in the target year. The electricity bill indicates the electricity bill that the customer pays to the retail electric power company under contract in the target year. The amount of reduction indicates the amount of GHG reduction compared to the previous year. As mentioned above, the reduction factors indicate the factors that reduced GHG emissions compared to the previous year. The reduction factor may be information provided by the customer.

The emission factor management server 300 includes a database 302 that stores information about the retail electric power company. The database 302 stores, for example, an emission factor (t-CO ₂ / kWh) for each retail electric power company. The amount of GHG emissions is calculated by multiplying the amount of electricity used (kWh) by the emission factor (t-CO ₂ / kWh) assigned to the retail electric power company that supplied the electricity.

The calculation method of GHG emissions is based on the market standard (GP / M standard) of the world standard GHG protocol, the calculation method based on the location standard (GP / L standard) of the GHG protocol, and Japan's unique warmth pair. Includes calculation methods based on the law.

The emission factors used in each calculation method are different. The emission factors based on the GP / M standard and the emission factors based on the warmth method can be calculated by adjusting the basic emission factors based on the environmental value applicable to each standard. Non-fossil certificates, J-credits derived from renewable energy, and J-credits derived from energy saving can be applied to the emission factors based on the warm-air method. On the other hand, non-fossil certificates and J-credits derived from renewable energy can be applied to the emission factors of the GP / M standard, but J-credits derived from energy saving cannot be applied. The GP / L standard emission factor may be a common emission factor for all retail electric power companies.

As shown in FIG. 3, the database 302 is used as an emission factor for GHG emissions, which is a basic emission factor used when adjustments are not made based on environmental values, and when calculating GHG emissions based on GP / M standards. The emission factor for the GHG protocol to be used and the emission factor for the warmth method used when calculating the emission amount of GHG by the warmth method are stored in association with the business ID and the business name. The database 302 may store emission factors for each menu of services provided by the retail electric utility (coal-fired power, gas-fired power, FIT electricity, etc.).

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a functional block of the information output device 100. The information output device 100 includes a reception unit 102, a specific unit 104, an acquisition unit 106, a conversion unit 108, and an output unit 110.

The reception unit 102 receives, as a predetermined condition, an output condition of information regarding the amount of GHG emissions of the customer. The reception unit 102 receives the output condition of the list information regarding the amount of GHG emissions of the customer via the display terminal 400.

The output conditions indicate the customer's attributes and the calculation method of the emission amount. If the customer is an operator, the output condition may indicate the scope of supply chain emissions. The output condition may indicate at least one of a scope 1 indicating a direct emission amount, a scope 2 indicating an indirect emission amount, and a scope 3 indicating another indirect emission amount as the type of emission amount to be output. The output condition may indicate, as the type of emission amount to be output, the GHG emission amount of the employee of the company not included in the scope 1, the scope 2, and the scope 3.

The output condition may indicate at least one of the 15 categories of scope 3. Category 1 indicates "purchased products / services". Category 2 indicates "capital goods". Category 3 indicates "fuel and energy related activities not included in scope 1 and scope 2". Category 4 indicates "transportation, transportation (upstream)". Category 5 indicates "waste from business activities". Category 6 indicates "business trip". Category 7 indicates "employer commuting". Category 8 indicates "lease assets (upstream)". Category 9 indicates "transportation, delivery (downstream)". Category 10 indicates "processing of sold products". Category 11 indicates "use of the sold product". Category 12 indicates "disposal of sold products". Category 13 indicates "lease assets (downstream)". Category 14 indicates a "franchise". Category 15 indicates "investment".

When the customer is a business operator, the output condition may indicate at least one of the customer's industry, the number of employees of the customer, and the area where the customer is located as the attributes of the customer. If the customer is a home, the output condition is at least one of the number of households of the customer, the age group of the customer, the activity time of the customer, the type of building where the customer lives, the area where the customer lives, and the presence or absence of the customer's solar power generation equipment. May be shown.

The output condition may indicate the order and number of customers shown in the list information. The output condition may indicate how many of the top ranks with low or high GHG emissions are shown in the list information. The output condition may indicate how many high-ranking GHG reduction amounts are shown in the list information.

The identification unit 104 refers to the database 202 and identifies at least two customers having attributes that satisfy the output condition. The acquisition unit 106 acquires the attribute information, the emission amount, and the reduction amount of at least two specified customers from the database 202. The output unit 110 outputs the acquired attribute information of at least two customers, the emission amount, and the information indicating the reduction amount. The output unit 110 may output the acquired attribute information of at least two customers, the emission amount, and the information indicating the reduction amount to the display terminal 400.

The acquisition unit 106 may further acquire the factor of the reduction amount from the database 202. The output unit 110 may output information further indicating the factor of the reduction amount.

The acquisition unit 106 may specify the reduction factor based on the information related to the GHG emission stored in the database 202 without the acquisition unit 106 acquiring the reduction factor from the database 202. By referring to the database 202, the identification unit 104 may refer to the direct emission amount, the indirect emission amount, and the other indirect emission amount, and the direct emission amount, the indirect emission amount, and the other indirect emission amount in the period before the output target period. At least one of direct emissions, indirect emissions, and other indirect emissions that is less than indirect emissions may be specified as a factor in the reduction. Of the direct emissions, indirect emissions, and other indirect emissions of the target year, the specific unit 104 is the target year that is smaller than the direct emissions, indirect emissions, and other indirect emissions of the previous year of the target year. At least one of direct emissions, indirect emissions, and other indirect emissions may be specified as a factor in the reduction.

Database 202 may further store the usage of each fuel used by the customer for each period. The database 302 may also store emission factors for each fuel. In this case, the specific unit 104 determines the amount of fuel used and the emission coefficient of each fuel in the first period (for example, the target year) of the customer and the second period (for example, the previous year of the target year) before the first period. Therefore, the fuel (LNG, petroleum, coal, etc.) in which the GHG emission amount of each fuel is reduced may be specified, and the reduction in the use of the specified fuel may be specified as a reduction factor.

Database 202 may further store steam usage for each period purchased by the customer for use. Further, the database 302 may store an emission factor for each steam supplier. In this case, the specifying unit 104 refers to the database 202 to specify the amount of steam used in the first period and the second period for the customer to use, and refers to the database 302 to discharge the steam source. Identify the coefficient. Then, the specific unit 104 calculates the amount of GHG emissions associated with the use of steam in the first period and the second period. When the GHG emissions associated with the use of steam in the first period are less than the emissions of GHG associated with the use of steam in the second period, the identification unit 104 may specify the reduction in the use of steam as a reduction factor.

Database 202 may store GHG emissions in each category of scope 3 for each customer. In this case, if there is a category in which the GHG emissions in the first period are smaller than the GHG emissions in the second period, the specific unit 104 identifies the reduction in GHG emissions in that category as a reduction factor. It's okay. The specifying unit 104 may specify, for example, a reduction in GHG emissions due to category 1 "purchased products / services" or category 11 "use of sold products" as a reduction factor.

If the database 202 does not store the GHG emissions of each category of scope 3, the identification unit 104 may identify the GHG emissions of a particular category based on other information in the database 202. good. For example, when the customer is a consumer PPS, the database 202 may store user information that identifies the end user of the customer's power supply destination and the amount of power supplied by the customer to the end user. The database 302 may also store emission factors for the power supplied by the consumer PPS to the end user. The identification unit 104 multiplies the amount of power supplied to the end user by the emission factor of the consumer PPS to emit GHG in category 3 “fuel and energy related activities not included in scope 1 and scope 2”. The amount may be specified.

When the database 202 stores the GHG emissions of some stores of the franchise belonging to the customer, the identification unit 104 converts the GHG emissions of some stores into the GHG emissions of all stores. , Category 14 "franchise" emissions may be specified. For example, when the database 202 stores the GHG emissions of 60% of the franchises belonging to the customer, the specific unit 104 multiplies the GHG emissions of 60% of the stores by 100/60, thereby multiplying the GHG emissions of the customer by 100/60. The GHG emissions of all franchise stores belonging to the category 14 may be calculated and the emissions of the category 14 "franchise" may be specified.

The database 202 may store the monthly power usage purchased by the customer for use by the customer. In this case, the specific unit 104 determines the monthly power consumption of the first period and the second period from the monthly power consumption of the first period and the second period and the emission factor of the power source of the power. Calculate the accompanying GHG emissions. Then, the specific unit 104 identifies a month in which the GHG emission amount due to the use of the electric power in the first period is smaller than the GHG emission amount due to the use of the electric power in the second period, and uses the electric power in the specified month. Reduction may be specified as a reduction factor.

The database 202 shows the contents of the electric equipment changed by the customer when the customer changes the electric equipment such as the lighting equipment used in the store, the factory, etc., and the start month when the changed electric equipment is started to be used. May be stored further. By referring to the database 202, the identification unit 104 identifies a month in which the amount of electricity used in each month of the target year is less than the amount of electricity used in the month of the previous year of the target year, and the specified month is the specified month. , If it coincides with the start month when the changed electrical equipment is started to be used, the change of the electrical equipment in the specified month may be specified as a reduction factor.

The database 202 may store environmental value (green power certificate, renewable energy J-credit, or non-fossil certificate) information used by the customer to calculate GHG emissions for each period. By referring to the database 202, the specific unit 104 refers to the environment when the environmental value is not used for calculating the GHG emission amount in the previous year and the environmental value is used for the calculation of the GHG emission amount in this year. The use of value may be identified as a factor in the amount of reduction.

When the calculation method of the GHG emission amount stored in the database 202 is different from the calculation method shown in the output condition, the conversion unit 108 converts the GHG emission amount stored in the database 202 into a predetermined conversion. According to the formula, it is converted into GHG emissions by the calculation method shown in the output conditions.

When the calculation method of the GHG emission amount stored in the database 202 is the warm-to-pot method calculation method, the conversion unit 108 is based on the conversion emission factor of each retail electric power company stored in the database 202. By obtaining the emission factor for the corresponding conversion and multiplying the emission factor for the conversion by the emission factor of the GHG of the warm-to-war method, the emission amount of the GHG of the warm-to-war method can be obtained from the GHG of the market standard of the GHG protocol. It may be converted into emissions.

In order to calculate the emission factor conforming to the GHG protocol for the amount of electricity used (scope 2) purchased for in-house use, the greenhouse gas emission calculation / reporting / publication system (SHK system) by the warm-air method is used. From the emission factor list by retail electricity company, it is necessary to exclude the environmental value used by the relevant retail electricity company for each price menu. In particular, when energy-saving J-credits that are incompatible with the GHG protocol are used, it is necessary to eliminate the reduction in emissions when converting to the emissions based on the GHG protocol. Therefore, the emission factor for conversion stored in the database 202 conforms to the GHG protocol according to the environmental value used in the charge menu of each retail electric power company from the emission factor for the warm-up method of each retail electric power company. The coefficient converted to may be used.

The above conversion method is an example, and the conversion unit 108 may convert the emission amount of GHG based on another predetermined conversion formula or an emission coefficient for other conversion.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure in which the information output device 100 generates output information regarding the amount of GHG emissions satisfying the output condition.

The reception unit 102 receives from the display terminal 400, as output conditions, a region, a customer classification, a customer type, an output scope, and a calculation method (S100). The area is the area to which the customer (customer) shown in the output information belongs. The customer classification is a business or public, or a household (consumer). When the customer classification is a company, the customer type may be the industry of the company shown in the output information. When the customer classification is public (public affairs), the customer type may be a prefecture with a population of 1 million or more, an ordinance-designated city, or the like. When the customer classification is household, the customer type may be a household composition such as a single household (single person). If the customer classification is business, the output condition includes the output scope. The output scope may be at least one of scope 1, scope 2, and scope 3 in supply chain emissions. The calculation method is the calculation method used for calculating the amount of GHG emissions shown in the output information. The output condition may include any one of the GP / M standard, the GP / L standard, and the calculation method based on the warm-air method as the calculation method. There may be some customers who cannot calculate GHG emissions by the calculation method based on the warm-air method. Therefore, the output condition may further include "partial GP / M standard" that permits the output of the GHG emission amount of the GP / M standard as the calculation method.

The specifying unit 104 refers to the database 202 and identifies the customer corresponding to the region, the customer classification, and the customer type shown in the output condition (S102). The acquisition unit 106 refers to the database 202 and acquires the GHG emission information of the specified customer (S104). When the customer is a business operator, the acquisition unit 106 uses the customer name (customer name), GHG emission amount for the target year, GHG reduction amount compared to the previous year, GHG emission amount calculation method, and GHG as GHG emission information. Emissions / net profits and reduction factors may be acquired. When the customer is a household, the acquisition unit 106 uses the customer name (customer name), GHG emission amount for the target year, GHG reduction amount compared to the previous year, GHG emission amount calculation method, and GHG emission as GHG emission information. You may obtain the amount / annual electricity bill and reduction factors. If the customer is public, the acquisition department 106 will check the customer name (customer name), GHG emissions for the target year, GHG reductions from the previous year, GHG emissions calculation method, GHG emissions / total production, And the reduction factors may be acquired.

Next, the conversion unit 108 determines whether or not there is a customer whose GHG emission calculation method does not match the output condition calculation method (S106). If there is no corresponding customer, the output unit 110 uses the acquired GHG emission information to generate output information in a predetermined format (S110).

On the other hand, when there is a customer whose GHG emission calculation method does not match the output condition calculation method, the conversion unit 108 calculates the GHG emission of the corresponding customer according to a predetermined conversion formula for the output condition. It is converted into GHG emissions by the calculation method (S108). Next, the output unit 110 uses the GHG emission information including the converted GHG emission amount to generate output information in a predetermined format (S110).

6 to 9 show an example of output information output from the output unit 110. The output information may be displayed on the display unit 402 of the display terminal 400.

FIG. 6 shows the output information when the target area is "world", the classification is "company", the customer type is "steel industry" and "all companies", and the target scope is "scope 1 and scope 2". An example is shown. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the list information does not show the factors for reducing GHG emissions. However, for example, when the corresponding cell of "GHG reduction amount compared to the previous year" is clicked, the reduction factor of the corresponding cell may be displayed in a pop-up. When there are a plurality of reduction factors and the composition ratio of each reduction factor is known, a pie graph or the like shown in each composition ratio of the reduction factors may be displayed in a pop-up. The output information may also include the average GHG emissions, reductions, and GHG emissions / net income of the customer that meets the output conditions.

In Fig. 7, the target area is "Japan", the classification is "Japan Meteorological Leaders Partnership (JCLP) related companies", the customer type is "all industries" and "JCLP group companies only", and the target scope is " This is an example of output information in the case of a company conforming to "Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3" and RE100. The output information may include the average GHG emissions, reductions, and GHG emissions / net income of the customer that meets the output conditions. For companies that do not conform to RE100, it may be possible to display which item is missing. The "JCLP group company" is, for example, a JCLP-related company that forms a group company, and the GHG emissions of the customer are stored in the database 202 as the GHG emissions of the group company. Means a company that is

FIG. 8 is an example of output information when the target area is “Japan”, the classification is “public”, the customer type is “prefecture”, and the population is “1 million or more”. The output information may include the average GHG emissions, reductions, and GHG emissions / total production of the customer that meets the output conditions.

FIG. 9 is an example of output information when the target area is “Japan”, the classification is “household”, the customer type is “single household”, and the customer type is “western Japan”. The output information may include the average GHG emissions, reductions, and GHG emissions / annual electricity bill for a single household (similar) and each household.

As described above, according to the information providing system 10 according to the present embodiment, the GHG emission amount and the GHG reduction amount of a desired customer can be collectively provided in a list. For example, it is possible to provide a list of GHG emissions and GHG reductions by industry, prefecture, household, etc. of a company. In addition, since GHG reduction factors are also provided in association with the list information, it is easy to understand what kind of activities each business operator or individual (consumer) has been able to reduce GHG emissions.

FIG. 10 shows an example of a computer 1200 in which a plurality of aspects of the present invention may be embodied in whole or in part. The program installed on the computer 1200 can cause the computer 1200 to function as an operation associated with the device according to an embodiment of the present invention or as one or more "parts" of the device. Alternatively, the program may cause the computer 1200 to perform the operation or the one or more "parts". The program may cause the computer 1200 to perform a process according to an embodiment of the present invention or a step of the process. Such a program may be run by the CPU 1212 to cause the computer 1200 to perform certain operations associated with some or all of the blocks of the flowcharts and block diagrams described herein.

The computer 1200 according to this embodiment includes a CPU 1212 and a RAM 1214, which are connected to each other by a host controller 1210. The computer 1200 also includes a communication interface 1222, an input / output unit, which are connected to the host controller 1210 via an input / output controller 1220. The computer 1200 also includes a ROM 1230. The CPU 1212 operates according to a program stored in the ROM 1230 and the RAM 1214, thereby controlling each unit.

The communication interface 1222 communicates with other electronic devices via the network. A hard disk drive may store programs and data used by the CPU 1212 in the computer 1200. The ROM 1230 stores in it a boot program or the like executed by the computer 1200 at the time of activation and / or a program depending on the hardware of the computer 1200. The program is provided via a computer-readable recording medium such as a CR-ROM, USB memory or IC card or a network. The program is installed in RAM 1214, which is also an example of a computer-readable recording medium, or ROM 1230, and is executed by the CPU 1212. The information processing described in these programs is read by the computer 1200 and provides a link between the program and the various types of hardware resources described above. The device or method may be configured to implement the operation or processing of information according to the use of the computer 1200.

For example, when communication is executed between the computer 1200 and an external device, the CPU 1212 executes a communication program loaded in the RAM 1214, and performs communication processing with respect to the communication interface 1222 based on the processing described in the communication program. You may order. Under the control of the CPU 1212, the communication interface 1222 reads the transmission data stored in the transmission buffer area provided in the RAM 1214 or a recording medium such as a USB memory, and transmits the read transmission data to the network, or The received data received from the network is written to the reception buffer area or the like provided on the recording medium.

Further, the CPU 1212 makes the RAM 1214 read all or necessary parts of a file or a database stored in an external recording medium such as a USB memory, and executes various types of processing on the data on the RAM 1214. good. The CPU 1212 may then write back the processed data to an external recording medium.

Various types of information such as various types of programs, data, tables, and databases may be stored in recording media and processed. The CPU 1212 describes various types of operations, information processing, conditional judgment, conditional branching, unconditional branching, and information retrieval described in various parts of the present disclosure with respect to the data read from the RAM 1214. Various types of processing may be performed, including / replacement, etc., and the results are written back to the RAM 1214. Further, the CPU 1212 may search for information in a file, a database, or the like in the recording medium. For example, when a plurality of entries each having an attribute value of the first attribute associated with the attribute value of the second attribute are stored in the recording medium, the CPU 1212 specifies the attribute value of the first attribute. Search for an entry that matches the condition from the plurality of entries, read the attribute value of the second attribute stored in the entry, and associate it with the first attribute that satisfies the predetermined condition. The attribute value of the second attribute obtained may be acquired.

The program or software module described above may be stored on a computer 1200 or in a computer readable storage medium near the computer 1200. Also, a recording medium such as a hard disk or RAM provided in a dedicated communication network or a server system connected to the Internet can be used as a computer readable storage medium, thereby allowing the program to be transferred to the computer 1200 over the network. offer.

The order of execution of each process such as operation, procedure, step, and step in the apparatus, system, program, and method shown in the claims, the specification, and the drawing is particularly "before" and "prior to". It should be noted that it can be realized in any order unless the output of the previous process is used in the subsequent process. Even if the scope of claims, the specification, and the operation flow in the drawings are explained using "first", "next", etc. for convenience, it means that it is essential to carry out in this order. It's not a thing.

Although the present invention has been described above using the embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes or improvements can be made to the above embodiments. It is clear from the description of the claims that the form with such changes or improvements may be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

10 Information provision system 100 Information output device 102 Reception unit 104 Specific unit 106 Acquisition unit 108 Conversion unit 110 Output unit 200 Customer information management server 202 Database 300 Emission coefficient management server 302 Database 400 Display terminal 402 Display unit 1200 Computer 1210 Host controller 1212 CPU
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Claims (16)

In the first period, by referring to the storage unit that stores the greenhouse gas emissions and reductions of each of the plurality of customers for each predetermined period together with the attribute information indicating the attributes of each of the plurality of customers. A specific part that identifies at least two customers with attributes that meet predetermined conditions,
An acquisition unit that acquires the attribute information, the emission amount, and the reduction amount of the specified at least two customers from the storage unit.
It is provided with an output unit for outputting the attribute information, the emission amount, and the information indicating the reduction amount of the acquired at least two customers .
The storage unit further stores the amount of power used by the customer for each divided period in which the first period and the second period, which is the period before the first period, are divided.
By referring to the storage unit, the specific unit specifies a division period in which the amount of power used in each division period of the first period is smaller than the amount of power used in the division period of the second period. Identifying the reduction in power usage during the specified split period as a factor in the reduction,
The output unit outputs the information further indicating the factor of the reduction amount, and outputs the information.
When the customer changes the electric device used by the storage unit, the storage unit further stores the contents of the changed electric device and the division period in which the changed electric device is started to be used.
By referring to the storage unit, the specific unit specifies a division period in which the amount of electricity used in each division period of the first period is smaller than the amount of electricity used in the division period of the second period. If the specified split period coincides with the split period in which the changed electrical equipment is started to be used, the change in the electrical equipment in the specified split period is identified as a factor in the reduction amount.
The output unit is an information output device that outputs the information that further indicates the factor of the reduction amount . The storage unit further stores the factor of the reduction amount,
The acquisition unit further acquires the factor of the reduction amount from the storage unit, and obtains the factor of the reduction amount.
The information output device according to claim 1, wherein the output unit outputs the information further indicating the factor of the reduction amount. The emission amount is a direct emission amount indicating the emission amount of the greenhouse gas directly emitted from the customer, and an indirect emission amount indicating the emission amount of the greenhouse gas indirectly emitted by the customer by purchasing energy. , And a supply chain emission comprising at least one of the other indirect emissions indicating the emissions of greenhouse gases emitted by the customer's activities not included in the direct emissions and the indirect emissions. The information output device according to 1 or 2. By referring to the storage unit, the specific unit refers to the second period, which is the period before the first period, among the direct emissions, indirect emissions, and other indirect emissions of the first period. Identify at least one of the direct, indirect, and other indirect emissions of the first period that is less than the direct, indirect, and other indirect emissions as a factor in the reduction. ,
The information output device according to claim 3, wherein the output unit outputs the information further indicating the factor of the reduction amount. The storage unit further stores the environmental value used to calculate greenhouse gas emissions.
By referring to the storage unit, the specific unit does not utilize the environmental value for calculating greenhouse gas emissions in the second period, which is the period before the first period, and in the first period. If environmental value is used to calculate greenhouse gas emissions, identify the use of environmental value as a factor in the reduction.
The information output device according to claim 1, wherein the output unit outputs the information further indicating the factor of the reduction amount. In the first period, by referring to the storage unit that stores the greenhouse gas emissions and reductions of each of the plurality of customers for each predetermined period together with the attribute information indicating the attributes of each of the plurality of customers. A specific part that identifies at least two customers with attributes that meet predetermined conditions,
An acquisition unit that acquires the attribute information, the emission amount, and the reduction amount of the specified at least two customers from the storage unit.
With an output unit that outputs the acquired information indicating the attribute information, the emission amount, and the reduction amount of the at least two customers.
Equipped with
The storage unit further stores the environmental value used to calculate greenhouse gas emissions.
By referring to the storage unit, the specific unit does not utilize the environmental value for calculating the greenhouse gas emissions in the second period, which is the period before the first period, and in the first period. If environmental value is used to calculate greenhouse gas emissions, identify the use of environmental value as a factor in the reduction.
The output unit is an information output device that outputs the information that further indicates the factor of the reduction amount. The information output device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein the attribute includes at least one of a customer's industry, a customer's number of employees, and a customer's location area. The attribute includes at least one of the number of households of the customer, the age group of the customer, the activity time of the customer, the type of the building where the customer lives, the area where the customer lives, and the presence or absence of the solar power generation facility of the customer. , Or the information output device according to 2. The acquisition unit further acquires calculation information indicating whether the emission amount is an emission amount based on the warmth method, a market standard of the GHG protocol, or a location standard of the GHG protocol.
The information output device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , wherein the output unit outputs the information further indicating the calculation information. The predetermined conditions indicate the method of calculating the amount of emissions shown in the above information.
The information output device is
When the calculation method of the emission amount acquired by the acquisition unit is different from the calculation method shown in the predetermined conditions, the emission amount acquired by the acquisition unit is converted into the emission amount according to a predetermined conversion formula. It is further equipped with a conversion unit that converts the amount of emissions according to the calculation method shown in the predetermined conditions.
The information output device according to claim 9 , wherein the output unit outputs the information indicating the converted emission amount. It is an information output device
In the first period, by referring to the storage unit that stores the greenhouse gas emissions and reductions of each of the plurality of customers for each predetermined period together with the attribute information indicating the attributes of each of the plurality of customers. A specific part that identifies at least two customers with attributes that meet predetermined conditions,
An acquisition unit that acquires the attribute information, the emission amount, and the reduction amount of the specified at least two customers from the storage unit.
With an output unit that outputs the acquired information indicating the attribute information, the emission amount, and the reduction amount of the at least two customers.
Equipped with
The acquisition unit further acquires calculation information indicating whether the emission amount is based on the temperature-based method, the market standard of the GHG protocol, or the location standard of the GHG protocol.
The output unit outputs the information further indicating the calculation information, and outputs the information.
The predetermined conditions indicate the method of calculating the amount of emissions shown in the above information.
The information output device is
When the calculation method of the emission amount acquired by the acquisition unit is different from the calculation method shown in the predetermined conditions, the emission amount acquired by the acquisition unit is referred to by the predetermined conversion formula. Further equipped with a conversion unit that converts to the emission amount of the calculation method shown in the predetermined conditions,
The output unit is an information output device that outputs the information indicating the converted emission amount. The information output device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, further comprising a reception unit for receiving input of the predetermined conditions. By referring to the storage unit in which the specific unit stores the greenhouse gas emissions and reductions of each of the plurality of customers for each predetermined period together with the attribute information indicating the attributes of the plurality of customers. The stage of identifying at least two customers with attributes that meet predetermined conditions in the first period, and
A step in which the acquisition unit acquires the attribute information, the emission amount, and the reduction amount of the specified at least two customers from the storage unit.
The output unit comprises a step of outputting the acquired information indicating the attribute information, the emission amount, and the reduction amount of the at least two customers to the display unit .
The storage unit further stores the amount of power used by the customer for each divided period in which the first period and the second period, which is the period before the first period, are divided.
In the specifying step, by referring to the storage unit, a division period in which the amount of power used in each division period of the first period is smaller than the amount of power used in the division period of the second period is specified. Including the step of identifying the reduction of power consumption during the specified split period as a factor of the reduction.
The output step includes a step of outputting the information further indicating the factor of the reduction amount to the display unit.
When the customer changes the electric device used by the storage unit, the storage unit further stores the contents of the changed electric device and the division period in which the changed electric device is started to be used.
In the specifying step, by referring to the storage unit, the division period in which the amount of electricity used in each division period of the first period is smaller than the amount of electricity used in the division period of the second period is specified. , Including the step of identifying the change of the electrical equipment in the specified division period as a factor of the reduction amount when the specified division period coincides with the division period in which the use of the changed electric equipment is started.
The output step is an information output method including a step of outputting the information further indicating the factor of the reduction amount to the display unit . By referring to the storage unit in which the specific unit stores the greenhouse gas emissions and reductions of each of the plurality of customers for each predetermined period together with the attribute information indicating the attributes of the plurality of customers. The stage of identifying at least two customers with attributes that meet predetermined conditions in the first period, and
A step in which the acquisition unit acquires the attribute information, the emission amount, and the reduction amount of the specified at least two customers from the storage unit.
When the output unit outputs the acquired information indicating the attribute information, the emission amount, and the reduction amount of the at least two customers to the display unit.
Equipped with
The storage unit further stores the environmental value used to calculate greenhouse gas emissions.
In the specific step, by referring to the storage unit, the environmental value is not used for calculating the greenhouse gas emissions in the second period, which is the period before the first period, and the first period. When environmental value is used to calculate greenhouse gas emissions in Japan, including the step of identifying the use of environmental value as a factor of the reduction amount.
The output step is an information output method including a step of outputting the information further indicating the factor of the reduction amount to the display unit. It is an information output method
By referring to the storage unit in which the specific unit stores the greenhouse gas emissions and reductions of each of the plurality of customers for each predetermined period together with the attribute information indicating the attributes of the plurality of customers. The stage of identifying at least two customers with attributes that meet predetermined conditions in the first period, and
A step in which the acquisition unit acquires the attribute information, the emission amount, and the reduction amount of the specified at least two customers from the storage unit.
When the output unit outputs the acquired information indicating the attribute information, the emission amount, and the reduction amount of the at least two customers to the display unit.
Equipped with
The acquisition step includes further acquisition of calculation information indicating whether the emission is an emission based on the warmth method, a market standard of the GHG protocol, or a location standard of the GHG protocol.
The output step includes a step of outputting the information further indicating the calculation information to the display unit.
The predetermined conditions indicate the method of calculating the amount of emissions shown in the above information.
The information output method is
When the calculation method of the emission amount acquired at the acquisition stage is different from the calculation method shown in the predetermined conditions, the emission amount acquired at the acquisition stage is converted into a predetermined conversion formula. Further prepared for the step of converting to the emission amount of the calculation method shown in the predetermined conditions according to the above.
The output step is an information output method including a step of outputting the information indicating the converted emission amount to the display unit. A program for operating a computer as the information output device according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

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