KR102615356B1 - System for providing platform for carbon mitigation, methdo for providing carbon emission information and computer program for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The carbon reduction platform provision system includes a carbon reduction technology commercialization server configured to receive product information related to carbon reduction technology from a supplier; and a carbon accounting service server configured to receive input data related to the consumer's business activities from the consumer. At this time, the product information includes emission factor information for calculating carbon emissions when applying the carbon reduction technology. The carbon accounting service server is further configured to extract business activity data related to the product information from the input data and determine carbon emissions corresponding to the input data by applying the emission factor information to the extracted business activity data. It can be. By using the carbon reduction platform provision system, the emission factor information provided by the supplier to register products related to carbon reduction technology on the carbon reduction technology trading platform is used to calculate carbon emissions according to the business activities of the company in demand for carbon reduction technology. By applying it, it becomes possible to accurately calculate carbon emissions and contribute to the formation of a carbon reduction ecosystem through information flow between demand companies and supply companies.

Description

Carbon reduction platform provision system, carbon emission information provision method, and computer program for the same {SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PLATFORM FOR CARBON MITIGATION, METHDO FOR PROVIDING CARBON EMISSION INFORMATION AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR THE SAME}

Embodiments relate to a system for providing a carbon reduction platform, a method for providing carbon emission information, and a computer program therefor. More specifically, embodiments connect companies that demand carbon reduction technology (e.g., products, services, etc.) with supply companies, and provide product information such as emission factors related to the carbon reduction technology of the supplier company in the carbon accounting of the consumer company. It is about technology that forms an ecosystem between consumers and suppliers by linking information for each other.

Recently, as interest in the environment increases day by day, institutional measures are being put in place to mandate the disclosure of climate-related information according to corporate activities. The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation released a draft of climate disclosure standards in May 2022 and plans to finalize the final draft in the first half of 2023. In addition, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a plan to gradually require listed companies to disclose climate-related information by 2025, and the Korean Financial Services Commission is mandating sustainability reports for large corporations by 2025. A system requiring public disclosure is being promoted.

As such, it is expected that in the future, management and reduction of carbon emissions that affect the climate due to corporate activities will become routine tasks for corporate management, such as preparing financial statements and managing management indicators. In addition, in addition to companies directly affected by the mandate, large global companies are currently competing to declare and pursue carbon neutrality.

In order for a company to disclose its climate or achieve carbon neutrality, a method is needed to calculate and manage its own carbon emissions. As a related conventional technology, Registered Patent Publication No. 10-0522087 discloses an emission factor data information search system that manages emission sources, emission substances, prevention facilities, and emission factors in a database.

However, in the past, there has been a problem in forming an ecosystem for carbon reduction technology due to low information flow between companies that demand and supply carbon reduction technology. In the case of companies requiring carbon reduction technology, the means to calculate and manage carbon emissions on their own are insufficient, and even if carbon emissions are calculated, they are insufficient to the extent of being managed manually and one-time at a specific time, so they are subject to business activities that occur at various points in time and in different regions. It is difficult to calculate the resulting carbon emissions. Because of this, even if the demand company is willing to practice carbon neutrality, it is difficult to analyze the business effect of reducing carbon emissions, so it is difficult to expand it to actual demand.

In addition, suppliers providing carbon reduction technology face limitations in expanding supply due to lack of demand in the market, and it is difficult to establish long-term investment plans because it must be based on abstract demand forecasts without actual information flow. There is. Furthermore, since it is impossible to quantitatively show consumers the effect of introducing carbon reduction technology provided by a supplier, there is a problem that the activities of the supplier company are inevitably restricted in terms of sales and marketing of carbon reduction technology.

Registered Patent Publication No. 10-0522087

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is a transaction platform that allows a supplier to register product information related to carbon reduction technology and a consumer to purchase registered carbon reduction technology-related products, and a transaction platform that allows the consumer to purchase products related to the registered carbon reduction technology, and to calculate carbon emissions from the consumer's business activities. A system for providing a carbon reduction platform, a method for providing carbon emissions information, and a computer program for this can be provided to support the formation of an ecosystem between consumers and suppliers of carbon reduction technology through information linkage between carbon accounting solutions for calculation purposes. .

A carbon reduction platform providing system according to one aspect of the present invention includes a carbon reduction technology commercialization server configured to receive product information related to carbon reduction technology from a supplier; and a carbon accounting service server configured to receive input data related to the consumer's business activities from the consumer. At this time, the product information includes emission factor information for calculating carbon emissions when applying the carbon reduction technology.

The carbon accounting service server is further configured to extract business activity data related to the product information from the input data and determine carbon emissions corresponding to the input data by applying the emission factor information to the extracted business activity data. do.

In one embodiment, the carbon reduction technology commercialization server stores the product information of one or more suppliers, and further provides the product information to the one or more consumers so that the one or more consumers can request a purchase of the product information. It is composed.

In one embodiment, the business activity data includes a purchase quantity corresponding to the product information in the purchase history of the consumer. At this time, the carbon accounting service server is further configured to calculate the carbon emissions corresponding to the input data by multiplying the purchase quantity by the emission factor information.

In one embodiment, the carbon reduction technology commercialization server determines a business field in which carbon emissions are concentrated among the consumer's business activities based on the input data and the carbon emissions, and provides the product information corresponding to the determined business field. It is further configured to provide recommended product information to the consumer.

In one embodiment, the carbon reduction technology commercialization server determines a high-carbon emission area using the carbon emissions calculated corresponding to one or more consumers, and provides information on consumers corresponding to the high-carbon emission area to the supplier. It is further configured to provide to.

A method of providing carbon emission information according to an aspect of the present invention includes a carbon reduction platform providing system receiving product information related to carbon reduction technology from one or more suppliers, wherein the product information includes carbon emissions when applying the carbon reduction technology. Receiving the product information, including emission factor information for calculating emissions; Receiving, by the platform providing system, input data related to the business activities of one or more consumers; Extracting, by the platform providing system, business activity data related to the product information of the supplier from the input data; And a step of determining, by the platform providing system, the carbon emissions corresponding to the input data by using the emission factor information in the extracted business activity data.

A method of providing carbon emission information according to an embodiment includes, after receiving the product information, the platform providing system storing the product information of one or more suppliers in the platform providing system; And the platform providing system further includes providing the product information to the one or more consumers so that the one or more consumers can request a purchase of the product information.

In one embodiment, the business activity data includes a purchase quantity corresponding to the product information in the purchase history of the consumer. At this time, the step of determining the carbon emissions corresponding to the input data includes the step of the platform providing system calculating the carbon emissions corresponding to the input data by multiplying the purchase quantity by the emission coefficient information.

A method of providing carbon emissions information according to an embodiment includes: determining, by the platform providing system, a business field in which carbon emissions are concentrated among the consumer's business activities based on the input data and the carbon emissions; And the platform providing system further includes providing the product information corresponding to the determined business field to the consumer as recommended product information.

A method of providing carbon emissions information according to an embodiment includes: determining, by the platform providing system, a high carbon emissions area using the carbon emissions calculated corresponding to one or more consumers; And the platform providing system further includes providing information on consumers corresponding to the high carbon emissions area to the supplier.

The computer program according to one embodiment is combined with hardware to execute the method of providing carbon emission information according to the above-described embodiments, and may be stored in a computer-readable medium.

By using the carbon reduction platform provision system and carbon emission information provision method according to one aspect of the present invention, the emission coefficient (emission coefficient) provided by the supplier company is used to register products related to carbon reduction technology on the carbon reduction technology trading platform. factor) information has the advantage of being able to be applied to calculate carbon emissions according to the business activities of demand companies.

Through this, operators who provide a carbon reduction information platform can achieve cross-selling between each solution, and companies in demand for carbon reduction technology can achieve their own efficiency by applying accurate emission factors related to the products or services they use. This has the advantage of providing a carbon intelligence platform that can calculate and manage greenhouse gas emissions. As a result, information flow between companies that demand and supply carbon reduction technology becomes possible, contributing to the formation of a carbon reduction ecosystem.

Figure 1 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of a carbon reduction platform providing system according to an embodiment.
Figure 2 is a schematic block diagram showing the hardware configuration of a carbon reduction platform providing system according to an embodiment.
Figure 3 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of a carbon accounting service server according to an embodiment.
Figure 4 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of a carbon reduction technology commercialization server according to an embodiment.
Figure 5 is a flowchart showing each step of a method for providing carbon emission information according to an embodiment.
Figure 6 is a flowchart showing each step in the process of recommending a carbon reduction technology product in a method of providing carbon emissions information according to another embodiment.
Figure 7 is a flowchart showing each step in the process of recommending consumers of carbon reduction technology in a method of providing carbon emissions information according to another embodiment.
8A and 8B are conceptual diagrams showing an example user interface of a carbon reduction platform providing system according to an embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Figure 1 is a schematic block diagram of a system for providing a carbon reduction platform according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1, the carbon reduction platform providing system 2 according to this embodiment is configured to communicate with the consumer 1 of carbon reduction technology and the supplier 3 of carbon reduction technology through a wired and/or wireless network. It can be. In one embodiment, the carbon reduction platform providing system 2 may include a carbon accounting service server 21 and a carbon reduction technology commercialization server 22.

The carbon accounting service server 21 receives input data related to the business activities of the consumer 1 from the consumer 1 of carbon reduction technology, and carbon emission factor information corresponding to the business activities of the consumer 1. By applying to the business activities indicated by the input data, carbon emissions corresponding to the business activities of the consumer (1) can be calculated. The carbon emissions calculated in this way are provided to the consumer (1), allowing the consumer (1) to calculate and manage greenhouse gas emissions according to their business activities.

In this specification, the consumer (1) is an individual, company, institution, or organization that has a demand to calculate carbon emissions from business activities, and may be, for example, a company in demand for products or services to which carbon reduction technology is applied. The consumer (1) connects to the carbon reduction platform providing system (2), transmits input data to the carbon accounting service server (21), and receives carbon emissions information calculated by the carbon accounting service server (21) based on the input data. can do. In other words, the carbon reduction platform providing system 2 may be configured in the form of a server that can be accessed from the user device of the consumer 1 through a wired and/or wireless network.

In addition, the carbon reduction technology commercialization server 22 receives product information related to the product or service provided by the supplier 3 from the carbon reduction technology supplier 3, and converts the received product information into the carbon reduction platform providing system (2). ) and can be provided to potential consumers (e.g., consumers (1)) of carbon reduction technology. In other words, the carbon reduction technology commercialization server 22 functions as a trading platform that allows products or services aimed at reducing carbon emissions to be traded between demand companies and supply companies.

The operation of the carbon reduction platform providing system (2) exchanging information with the consumer (1) and supplier (3) of carbon reduction technology may be performed through an application (or app) running on the user device, and in this case, the carbon reduction technology The reduction platform providing system 2 may correspond to an application service server that enables operation of the application. Alternatively, the carbon emission information provision service provided by the carbon reduction platform provision system 2 may be realized through a web page accessible to the user, and in this case, the carbon reduction platform provision system 2 may be implemented through a web browser running on the user device. It may be composed of a web server that provides one or multiple web pages accessible through a web browser.

For the above operation, the carbon reduction platform providing system 2 communicates with the user device of the consumer 1 and/or the supplier 3 and one or more information provision servers 4, 5, etc. through a wired and/or wireless network. and can operate.

Wired and/or wireless networks for communication between the carbon reduction platform providing system (2) and other devices or servers include Local Area Network (LAN), Metropolitan Area Network (MAN), Global System for Mobile Network (GSM), and EDGE ( Enhanced Data GSM Environment), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), Bluetooth, Zigbee ), Wi-Fi, VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), LTE Advanced, IEEE802.16m, WirelessMAN-Advanced, HSPA+, 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE), Mobile WiMAX (IEEE 802.16e), UMB ( formerly EV-DO Rev. C), Flash-OFDM, iBurst and MBWA (IEEE 802.20) systems, HIPERMAN, Beam-Division Multiple Access (BDMA), Wi-MAX (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), and communications utilizing ultrasound It may refer to a communication network using one or more communication methods selected from, but is not limited to this.

Additionally, the carbon reduction platform providing system 2 according to embodiments and each server 21 and 22 constituting the system may be entirely hardware, or may be partially hardware and partially software. For example, the carbon reduction platform providing system 2 and each server 21, 22 constituting it may collectively refer to hardware and related software for processing or/or exchanging data of a specific format and content through electronic communication. there is. In this specification, terms such as “unit,” “module,” “device,” “terminal,” “server,” or “system” are intended to refer to a combination of hardware and software driven by the hardware. For example, hardware may be a data processing device that includes a CPU or other processor. Additionally, software driven by hardware may refer to a running process, object, executable, thread of execution, program, etc.

Figure 2 is a schematic block diagram showing the hardware configuration of a carbon reduction platform providing system according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2, the carbon reduction platform providing system according to embodiments is implemented in the form of a computing device including hardware 200, memory 210, processor 220, communication module 230, and input/output unit. It may include (240). The carbon accounting service server 21 and/or the carbon reduction technology commercialization server 22 described above with reference to FIG. 1 may be implemented separately or as a single device using the hardware 200.

The memory 210 is a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, and is a non-perishable large capacity device such as random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), disk drive, solid state drive (SSD), flash memory, etc. It may include a permanent mass storage device. Here, non-perishable mass storage devices such as ROM, SSD, flash memory, disk drive, etc. may be included in the above-mentioned device or server as a separate persistent storage device that is distinct from the memory 210.

Additionally, the memory 210 may store an operating system and at least one program code (for example, a code for a security module or an application installed to provide a specific service). These software components may be loaded from a computer-readable recording medium separate from the memory 210. Such separate computer-readable recording media may include computer-readable recording media such as floppy drives, disks, tapes, DVD/CD-ROM drives, and memory cards.

In another embodiment, software components may be loaded into the memory 210 through the communication module 230 rather than a computer-readable recording medium. For example, at least one program is based on a computer program installed in memory ( 210).

The processor 220 may be configured to process instructions of a computer program by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and input/output operations. Commands may be provided to the processor 220 by the memory 210 or the communication module 230. For example, processor 220 may be configured to execute received instructions according to program code stored in a recording device such as memory 210.

The communication module 230 provides a function for the carbon reduction platform providing system to communicate with the user devices and information provision servers 4 and 5 of the consumer 1 and the supplier 3 described above with reference to FIG. 1 through a network. can do. Additionally, the communication module 230 may provide a function for the carbon reduction platform providing system to communicate with one or more other devices through a wired and/or wireless network. That is, the communication module 230 is a part that realizes each of the function modules described above with reference to FIG. 1 by having its functions controlled by the processor 220 that refers to the memory 210.

The input/output unit 240 may be a means for interfacing with an external input/output device (not shown). For example, external input devices may include devices such as a keyboard, mouse, microphone, and camera, and external output devices may include devices such as a display, speaker, and haptic feedback device. As another example, the input/output unit 240 may be a means for interfacing with a device that integrates input and output functions, such as a touch screen.

Additionally, in other embodiments, the carbon reduction platform providing system may include more hardware components than those shown in FIG. 2 depending on the nature of the device to which it is applied. For example, when the carbon reduction platform providing system is applied to a terminal device used by a user, it is implemented to include at least some of the above-mentioned input and output devices, or a transceiver, a Global Positioning System (GPS) module, a camera, and various sensors. , it may further include other components such as databases, etc. As a more specific example, when the terminal device is a smartphone, the smartphone generally includes an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a camera module, various physical buttons, buttons using a touch panel, input/output ports, and a vibrator for vibration. It can be implemented to further include various components such as:

The method of providing carbon emission information, which will be described below with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7, can be performed by a carbon reduction platform providing system implemented in the form of a computing device including the hardware 200 configuration described above with reference to FIG. 2. there is. As an example, a method of providing carbon emissions information may be provided to users in the form of a service based on at least one of applications, software, and other programs that operate based on a user device and/or server.

Figure 3 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of a carbon accounting service server according to an embodiment.

Referring to Figures 1 and 3, in this embodiment, the carbon accounting service server 21 includes an input unit 212, an emission factor determination unit 213, and a carbon emissions calculation unit 215. In one embodiment, the carbon accounting service server 21 further includes a database (DB) 211 in which emission factor information is stored. Furthermore, in one embodiment, the carbon accounting service server 21 further includes a standardization unit 214 configured to transform the data of either or both the input data and the emission factors so that they are correlated.

Each element constituting the carbon accounting service server 21 shown in FIG. 3 is not necessarily intended to refer to a separate device that is physically separate from each other. That is, the DB 211 and each unit 212 to 215 of the carbon accounting service server 21 shown in FIG. 3 functionally configures the hardware constituting the carbon accounting service server 21 according to the operation performed by the hardware. It is only a division, and each component does not necessarily have to be provided independently from each other. Of course, depending on the embodiment, it is possible for the DB 211 and one or more of the units 212 to 215 described above to be implemented as separate devices that are physically separate from each other.

The input unit 212 is configured to receive input data representing the consumer's business activities by communicating with the consumer's user device using the carbon accounting service server 21. The DB 211 stores the carbon emission coefficient corresponding to each product and service, and the emission coefficient determination unit 213 corresponds to the consumer input data received in the input unit 212 among the emission coefficients stored in the DB 211. It is configured to extract the emission coefficient. The carbon emissions calculation unit 215 is configured to calculate the carbon emissions according to the consumer's business activities by applying the emission coefficient determined by the emission factor determination unit 213 to the consumer's input data.

The carbon accounting service server 21 according to embodiments may calculate carbon emissions according to a consumption-based method, and in this specification, input data refers to the consumer's purchase for calculating carbon emissions using a consumption-based method. Includes details. For example, purchase details may include the quantity and/or unit price of products or services purchased by the consumer to carry out business activities. Also, at this time, the quantity and unit price can be defined using various standard units such as number, weight, service provision unit, etc. depending on the specific product or service.

In addition, in the carbon reduction platform provision system according to the embodiments, the emission factor used by the carbon accounting service server 21 to calculate carbon emissions is determined by the supplier of carbon reduction technology registered in the carbon reduction technology commercialization server 22. It is based on the product information in (3). That is, when the supplier 3 registers its product information related to carbon emission reduction to the carbon reduction technology commercialization server 22, the supplier 3 determines the amount of carbon emissions emitted when the supplier 3's product or service is applied. Emission coefficient information, which represents the amount of carbon emissions per usage of the emission source, must also be entered. The unit usage of materials to calculate carbon emissions in each emission factor may vary depending on the content of the activity, for example, kg/GJ (fuel), kg/kwh (electricity), kg/kg (materials such as paper) ), kg/night (accommodation service), etc., but is not limited to this.

The input unit 212 of the carbon accounting service server 21 extracts emission factors related to the product or service of the supplier 3 from the product information registered in the carbon reduction technology commercialization server 22 and stores them in the DB 211. You can save it. Afterwards, when input data defining purchase details according to business activities is received from the consumer (1), the emission coefficient determination unit 213 determines the consumer (1) based on the emission coefficient information for each product of the supplier (3) stored in the DB (211). You can determine the emission factor to be applied to your purchase details.

In one embodiment, the input unit 212 extracts business activity data related to product information of the supplier 3 from the input data entered by the consumer 1, and the carbon emissions calculation unit 215 extracts business activity data related to the extracted business activity data. By applying the emission factor information provided by the relevant supplier (3), the carbon emissions corresponding to the input data can be determined. In this case, in relation to the product or service in which the consumer (1) conducts business, carbon emissions are calculated using the emission coefficient directly specified by the supplier (3), the provider of the product or service, so accurate carbon emissions calculation is possible. .

Meanwhile, due to the nature of the company's business activities across various times and regions, there may be cases where it is difficult to apply the emission coefficient previously stored in the DB (211) to the purchasing activities of the consumer (1). For example, assume that consumer 1 purchased iron ore worth 10,000,000 won in Korea in 2023. In this case, the input data of the consumer (1) for the emission source called [iron ore] includes purchase details defined by the purchase time of the emission source [2023] and the purchase amount of 10,000,000 in the Korean won currency [KRW]. However, the emission coefficient registered by the supplier (3) providing the relevant [iron ore] product through product information and stored in DB (211) is, for example, 0.9625kg/EUR as of 2021, and the reference point is [2021]. The currency that defines the unit quantity is Euro [EUR], and the purchase history and form of the consumer (1) may be different.

In this case, the standardization unit 214 of the carbon accounting service server 21 provides one or both of the purchase details and emission factors so that the purchase details of the consumer 1 and the emission factors of the supplier 3 can be correlated. It is configured to convert into standardized information and calculate carbon emissions corresponding to purchase details based on this. At this time, standardized information does not refer to information with a fixed point in time or unit, but is an arbitrary form in which one or more of the information is converted so that the purchase history of the consumer (1) and the emission coefficient of the supplier (3) can be correlated. refers to

For example, in the above-mentioned example, the computing device 2 multiplies the Euro/KRW exchange rate to convert [Euro], which is the unit of the emission factor, into the [KRW] unit, which is the same as the purchase history, and also multiplies the Euro/KRW exchange rate with the reference point [2021] and A standardized emission factor can be created by multiplying the inflation rate between 2021 and 2023 to reflect the difference in money supply (or inflation) between the time of purchase [2023]. Assuming that the Euro/KRW exchange rate corresponding to 2021, which is the reference point for the emission factor, is [1EUR/1,200KRW] and that the cumulative inflation rate from 2021 to 2023 is 10%, the standardized emission factor is the existing emission factor. It can be defined as in Equation 1 below by multiplying by the exchange rate and dividing by (1+inflation rate) to reflect the decline in currency value corresponding to the inflation rate.

[Equation 1]

[0.9625kg/EUR]×[1EUR/1,200KRW]×[1/(1+0.1)] = 0.00072916666kg/KRW

In other words, in this example, the emission coefficient of iron ore standardized to the unit of purchase history in 2023 is 0.00072916666kg/KRW, and when this is multiplied by the purchase amount of iron ore of 10,000,000 won, the corresponding carbon emissions are calculated to be approximately 7,291.67kg.

As described above, the base point of the emission factor (i.e., 2021) is the exchange rate information between the base currency of the emission factor (i.e., Euro) and the currency used in the purchase history (i.e., Korean Won) for currency conversion of the emission factor. When using the exchange rate in , the price increase rate between the reference point and the point of purchase (i.e., 2023) can be derived using price information based on the won after exchange rate conversion.

However, this is illustrative, and in other embodiments, the inflation rate between the base point of the emission factor (i.e., 2021) and the point of purchase (i.e., 2023) may be derived based on the base currency of the emission factor (i.e., euro). In this case, the exchange rate information for currency conversion between emission factors and purchase details may be based on the time of purchase (i.e., 2023).

In addition, the inflation rate between the reference point of the emission factor and the point of purchase is the cumulative value of the price increase rate for a unit period (e.g., one year) provided by the information provision server 5 by the difference between the reference point and the point of purchase. can be decided. For example, if the annual inflation rate is 5% and the difference between the baseline point of the emission factor and the point of purchase is n years, the value of (1+0.05) ⁿ can be used as a correction value for the accumulated price increase. It is not limited.

In the above example, the process of calculating a standardized emission factor is explained by converting the [currency] and [point in time] that define the emission factor. However, the same process can be used to calculate other information items that define the emission factor, such as number, weight, and volume. It will be easily understood by those skilled in the art that it can be applied to unit conversions such as the like.

In addition, in the above example, the emission coefficient of the supplier 3 was converted to match the purchase history of the consumer 1, but in another embodiment, the purchase history and the emission coefficient were changed by changing the information items that define the purchase history rather than the emission coefficient. It is also possible to make them interrelated. For example, the purchase history of the consumer (1) is paper [1,000 boxes], and the emission factor of the supplier (3) is paper [0.xyz kg/sheet]. If the units of quantity information are different, one box of paper The number of sheets of paper included (e.g., 500 sheets) is multiplied by the purchase history of the consumer (1) to convert the purchase history into a standardized purchase history [500,000 sheets], and the emission factor of the supplier (3) is applied to this to reduce carbon emissions. It is also possible to calculate

For conversion to standardized information, the standardization department 214 requires unit conversion information, exchange rate information, and/or price information to correct for differences in units, currency, and/or time between emission factors and purchase history. . To this end, in one embodiment, the input unit 212 may receive unit conversion information, exchange rate information, and/or price information from the external information providing server 5. For example, the information provision server 5 may be a research institute or public institution server that provides economic statistical data such as exchange rates and prices, but is not limited thereto. In addition, the information providing server 5 is shown as a single device for convenience of explanation, but it may comprehensively refer to a plurality of devices providing the information depending on the type of information needed by the standardization unit 214. .

Figure 4 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of a carbon reduction technology commercialization server according to an embodiment.

Referring to Figures 1 and 4, the carbon reduction technology commercialization server 22 includes a product information register 221 in which product information provided by the supplier 3 in relation to carbon reduction technology is stored. In one embodiment, the carbon reduction technology commercialization server 22 includes a business activity analysis unit 223 that analyzes business activity data of the consumer 1 and a recommendation to recommend product information to the consumer 1 based on the analysis results. It further includes a product provision unit 222. In addition, in one embodiment, the carbon reduction technology commercialization server 22 includes a matching unit 224 for matching recommended consumers 1 and suppliers 3 based on analysis of the business areas of multiple consumers 1. Includes more.

Like the carbon accounting service server 21 described above with reference to FIG. 3, each part 221 to 224 of the carbon reduction technology commercialization server 22 shown in FIG. 4 also constitutes the carbon reduction technology commercialization server 22. Hardware is simply divided functionally according to the operation performed by the hardware, and each component part is not necessarily provided independently from each other.

The product information register 221 stores product information related to products or services provided by one or more suppliers (3) for carbon reduction, and allows the consumer (1) to request a purchase of the stored product information. It functions to provide product information to the consumer (1). In other words, the product information register 221 can function as an online store for trading carbon reduction technology in the form of products or services as a product.

The product information register 221 is configured to receive emission coefficient information for defining the carbon emissions realized when applying the product from the supplier 3 for registration of product information. The emission factor information for each product received by the product information register 221 is transmitted to the carbon accounting service server 21 described above with reference to FIG. 3, and the carbon accounting service server 21 uses this to track the business of the consumer 1. Carbon emissions corresponding to the activity are calculated.

In other words, the emission coefficient information registered in the carbon reduction technology commercialization server 22, which is a trading platform for carbon reduction technology, is utilized by the carbon accounting service server 21. Through this, operators who provide a carbon reduction information platform can achieve cross-selling between each solution and enable information flow between consumers (1) and suppliers (3) of carbon reduction technology, forming a carbon reduction ecosystem. can contribute to

In one embodiment, when carbon emissions corresponding to the business activities of the consumer 1 are calculated by the carbon accounting service server 21, the business activity analysis unit 223 of the carbon reduction technology commercialization server 22 calculates these carbon emissions. Based on this, it is possible to determine the business field in which carbon emissions are concentrated among the business activities of the consumer (1). In addition, the recommended product providing unit 222 may provide the consumer 1 with recommended product information corresponding to the business field in which carbon emissions are concentrated, based on the analysis results by the business activity analysis unit 223. For example, the recommended product provision unit 222 provides a product that can significantly reduce carbon emissions (i.e., has a small emission coefficient) when applied to the consumer's business activities in a business field where carbon emissions by the consumer (1) are concentrated. ) products can be provided as recommended products. This will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 6.

In addition, in one embodiment, the matching unit 224 of the carbon reduction technology commercialization server 22 is based on the carbon emissions by a plurality of consumers 1 using the carbon accounting service server 21. A high-carbon emission area that emits carbon can be determined, and based on this, the supplier (3) can be matched with one or multiple consumers (1) and information on the recommended consumer (1) can be provided to the supplier (3). This will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 7.

Figure 5 is a flowchart showing each step of a method for providing carbon emission information according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 5, the carbon reduction technology commercialization server 22 of the carbon reduction platform providing system 2 receives product information from the user device 300 of a supplier providing products such as products or services related to carbon emissions reduction. You can register by doing (S101). At this time, the carbon accounting service server 21 extracts the emission coefficient information of each product registered in the carbon reduction technology commercialization server 22 (S102), and uses the carbon accounting service server 22 to apply this to the consumer's carbon accounting. It can be saved in (S102).

Next, the carbon accounting service server 21 may receive input data from the user device 100 of the consumer of carbon reduction technology (S104). At this time, the consumer may be, for example, a company in demand for carbon reduction technology that wishes to calculate or manage carbon emissions corresponding to business activities, and the input data may be arbitrary information representing the business activities of such a demand company, such as enterprise resource management (Enterprise Resource Management). Planning; ERP) data, facility data, bills, partner company data (e.g., tax invoice, quotation, etc.) may be included.

The input data may be uploaded directly to the computing device 2 by the consumer using the user device 100, or the carbon accounting service server 21 may periodically and/or non-regularly receive information from the user device 100 previously associated therewith. It may also be collected automatically and periodically. For example, the user device 100 is an ERP system server used by a demand company, and the carbon accounting service server 21 may collect at least some of the company's management information registered in the ERP system server as input data.

Next, the carbon accounting service server 21 may extract business activity data showing business activities related to carbon emissions from the consumer's input data (S105). In one embodiment, business activity data may refer to a consumer's product or service purchase history for calculating carbon emissions according to a consumption-based method. Purchase details may define products or services that are carbon emissions sources by their purchase price (e.g., 10,000,000 won of iron ore), or the quantity of the product or service purchased (e.g., 5,000 sheets of paper) and weight (e.g., 5,000 sheets of paper). For example, it may be defined using a service provision unit (for example, 2.5 tons of plastic) or a service provision unit (for example, one night of accommodation).

For example, the carbon accounting service server 21 searches business activity data for products or services corresponding to preset carbon emission sources from various information such as quotations, tax invoices, bills, purchase orders, and order forms included in the business activity data. can be extracted. At this time, the business activity data extracted by the carbon accounting service server 21 may be purchase details corresponding to the supplier's product information stored in the carbon reduction technology commercialization server 22. In other words, if the supplier's product information for the [iron ore] product is registered in the carbon reduction technology commercialization server 22, the carbon accounting service server 21 searches for purchase items for [iron ore] in the consumer's input data and Business activity data can be extracted to calculate carbon emissions.

Next, the carbon accounting service server 21 can extract the emission coefficient corresponding to the product included in the consumer's business activity data from the DB and apply it to calculate the carbon emissions according to the consumer's business activity (S106) . In addition, the carbon emissions information calculated in this way can be transmitted to the consumer's user device 100 to realize the consumer's carbon accounting.

In one embodiment, the carbon accounting service server 21 converts one or both of the consumer's purchase history and the emission coefficient provided by the supplier for the corresponding product, thereby standardizing the information so that both information are correlated. . The above standardization process may mean the process of multiplying information items such as [unit], [point in time], and [currency] that define the consumption of a specific emission source by a predetermined conversion coefficient to match the emission coefficient and purchase details.

To determine the conversion coefficient, the carbon accounting service server 21 may receive unit conversion information, exchange rate information, and/or price information from one or more information providing servers. The process of the carbon accounting service server 21 receiving the above-described information from the information providing server can be accomplished in various ways, such as crawling, scraping, and calling through an application programming interface (API). and is not limited to a specific method.

Figure 6 is a flowchart showing each step in the process of recommending a carbon reduction technology product in a method of providing carbon emissions information according to another embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 6, the carbon accounting service server 21 of the carbon reduction platform providing system 2 according to this embodiment receives input data indicating business activities from the consumer's user device 100 (S201), and carbon The reduction technology commercialization server 22 may receive product information related to carbon reduction technology from the user device 300 of the supplier. Since the above process is the same as the corresponding process in the embodiment described above with reference to FIG. 5, detailed description will be omitted to avoid duplication of description.

Meanwhile, in this embodiment, the carbon accounting service server 21 can calculate the consumer's carbon emissions by business field based on the consumer's business activity data (S203). The carbon emissions information by consumer's field is transmitted to the carbon reduction technology commercialization server 22 corresponding to the trading platform (S204), and the carbon reduction technology commercialization server 22 provides product information matched to the consumer based on the consumer's carbon emissions by field. can be determined (S205).

For example, a consumer's business activities may be classified into a plurality of predetermined business fields such as materials, electricity, heat, and transportation. In the business activities indicated by the input data received by the carbon accounting service server 21, this business field may be determined based on the category to which the product purchased by the consumer belongs or the industry classification of the supplier corresponding to the service purchased by the consumer. . Meanwhile, the supplier's product information registered in the carbon reduction technology commercialization server 22 may be categorized into a plurality of areas that match each business field of consumers.

At this time, the carbon reduction technology commercialization server 22 may determine the business field in which carbon emissions are concentrated based on the carbon emissions of each business field of the consumer, and determine product information corresponding to the determined business field as a recommended product. For example, for companies whose carbon emissions are concentrated in electricity use, products in the renewable energy field may be provided as recommended products to reduce carbon emissions in the electricity sector.

The carbon reduction technology commercialization server 22 provides the product information of the supplier registered in the carbon reduction technology commercialization server 22 to the consumer's user device 100 (S206), and identifies the consumer's business field where carbon emissions are concentrated. Recommended product information determined based on this information can be provided to the consumer's user device 100 (S207). The method of providing recommended product information may be a method of exposing recommended product information through the user interface of a carbon reduction technology trading platform, but is not limited to this, and provides information on suppliers corresponding to recommended product information to consumers. It can be implemented in various forms, such as conducting a bidding on one or more suppliers who provide a specific product depending on the method or choice of the consumer.

In one embodiment, the carbon reduction technology commercialization server 22 provides information on the amount or ratio of carbon emissions reduction when the product indicated in the specific purchase history of the consumer's business activities is replaced with a recommended product along with the recommended product information. You may. For example, a simulation result is generated by applying the product information corresponding to the business field in which the consumer's carbon emissions are concentrated to the consumer's business activities, and the one or top plurality of products with the greatest reduction in carbon emissions as a result of the simulation are selected. It can also be offered as a recommended product.

Figure 7 is a flowchart showing each step in the process of recommending consumers of carbon reduction technology in a method of providing carbon emissions information according to another embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 7, the carbon accounting service server 21 of the carbon reduction platform providing system 2 according to this embodiment receives input data representing business activities from the user devices 100 and 110 of one or more carbon reduction technology consumers, respectively. can be received (S301, S302), and carbon emissions by business area can be calculated based on the received input data of consumers (S303). At this time, carbon emissions by business area may refer to carbon emissions data of consumers belonging to the relevant industry classification based on preset industry classifications such as steel, waste, transportation, energy, commerce, agriculture, household, and chemistry.

Such carbon emissions information by area is market data for suppliers who provide carbon reduction technology. In this embodiment, the carbon reduction technology commercialization server 22 receives carbon emissions information by area (S304), and based on this, determines a high-carbon emission area (e.g., specific industry classification) where consumers' carbon emissions are concentrated (S305) , a consumer with a large purchase history in the relevant area can be determined as a recommended consumer for the supplier providing products or services in the relevant area (S306).

At this time, the high-carbon emissions area may be determined based on absolute carbon emissions figures, or may be determined based on the size of carbon emissions relative to the company size of consumers belonging to the area. For example, in the energy field, when there are many companies with large carbon emissions compared to the size of the companies, the carbon reduction technology commercialization server 22 provides information about companies in the energy field to suppliers who provide products or services corresponding to energy efficiency technology. Information can be provided as recommended consumer information (S307). Alternatively, if companies in the steel field use existing fossil fuels as a reducing agent to produce iron, and carbon emissions are high, they can contact companies in the steel field to suppliers who provide carbon reduction technology products in the steel field, such as hydrogen reduction steelmaking. It can also be provided as recommended consumer information (S307).

8A and 8B are conceptual diagrams showing an example user interface (UI) of a carbon reduction platform provision system according to an embodiment, and illustrate the demand for using the carbon accounting service provided by the carbon reduction platform provision system according to embodiments. This shows an example of UI provided to companies.

Referring to Figures 8a and 8b, when a demand company enters its activity data into the carbon reduction platform providing system through linkage between systems or manual input, the carbon reduction platform provision system calculates carbon corresponding to the demand company's activity data based on this. Emissions information 801 may be provided.

In one embodiment, the carbon emissions information provided by the carbon reduction platform providing system is scope 1 (direct emissions - including stationary combustion, mobile combustion, fugitive emissions, and process emissions), scope 2 (indirect emissions - electricity) It can be divided into scope 3 (energy consumption, etc.) and scope 3 (other indirect emissions), and the carbon reduction platform provision system provides carbon emissions information by scope (803), carbon emissions information by period (e.g., monthly) (802), and business Information for carbon accounting can be provided in various forms, such as carbon emissions information by sector (802, 811, 812).

In addition, in one embodiment, the carbon reduction platform providing system provides information (805) comparing the carbon emissions of the consumer company to a specific point in the past, or carbon emissions information (806) relative to the size of the company's sales, etc. It can also provide analysis information on emissions relative to scale.

The operation of the method for providing carbon emission information according to the embodiments described above may be at least partially implemented as a computer program and recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for implementing the operation of the carbon emission information provision method according to the embodiments is recorded includes all types of recording devices that store data that can be read by a computer. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage devices. Additionally, computer-readable recording media may be distributed across computer systems connected to a network, and computer-readable codes may be stored and executed in a distributed manner. Additionally, functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing this embodiment can be easily understood by those skilled in the art to which this embodiment belongs.

The present invention discussed above has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, but these are merely illustrative examples, and those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and modifications of the embodiments are possible therefrom. However, such modifications should be considered within the technical protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical spirit of the attached claims.

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As a carbon reduction platform provision system,
A carbon reduction technology commercialization server configured to receive product information related to carbon reduction technology from a supplier; and
A carbon accounting service server configured to receive input data related to the business activities of the consumer from the consumer,
The product information includes emission factor information entered into the carbon reduction platform provision system by the supplier to calculate carbon emissions when applying the supplier's product related to the carbon reduction technology,
The carbon accounting service server,
Extracting the emission coefficient information from the product information,
Extracting business activity data related to the product information from the input data,
A carbon reduction platform providing system further configured to determine carbon emissions corresponding to the input data by applying the emission factor information to the extracted business activity data.
According to paragraph 1,
The carbon reduction technology commercialization server stores the product information of one or more suppliers, and is further configured to provide the product information to the one or more consumers so that the one or more consumers can request a purchase of the product information. Delivery system.
According to paragraph 1,
The business activity data includes the purchase quantity corresponding to the product information in the purchase history of the consumer,
The carbon accounting service server is further configured to calculate carbon emissions corresponding to the input data by multiplying the purchase quantity by the emission factor information.
According to paragraph 1,
The carbon reduction technology commercialization server is,
Based on the input data and the carbon emissions, determine a business field in which carbon emissions are concentrated among the consumer's business activities,
A carbon reduction platform providing system further configured to provide the product information corresponding to the determined business field to the consumer as recommended product information.
According to paragraph 1,
The carbon reduction technology commercialization server is further configured to determine a high-carbon emission area using the carbon emissions calculated corresponding to one or more consumers, and to provide information about consumers corresponding to the high carbon emission area to the supplier. , a carbon reduction platform provision system.
A carbon reduction platform providing system receiving product information related to carbon reduction technology from one or more suppliers, wherein the product information is used to calculate carbon emissions when applying the supplier's product related to the carbon reduction technology. Receiving the product information, including emission factor information input into the carbon reduction platform providing system by a supplier;
Extracting, by the platform providing system, the emission coefficient information from the product information;
Receiving, by the platform providing system, input data related to the business activities of one or more consumers;
Extracting, by the platform providing system, business activity data related to the product information of the supplier from the input data; and
A method of providing carbon emission information comprising the step of determining, by the platform providing system, a carbon emission amount corresponding to the input data by using the emission factor information in the extracted business activity data.
According to clause 6,
After receiving the product information,
The platform providing system storing the product information of one or more suppliers in the platform providing system; and
A method of providing carbon emissions information, further comprising the step of the platform providing system providing the product information to one or more consumers so that the one or more consumers can request a purchase of the product information.
According to clause 6,
The business activity data includes the purchase quantity corresponding to the product information in the purchase history of the consumer,
The step of determining the carbon emissions corresponding to the input data includes the step of the platform providing system calculating the carbon emissions corresponding to the input data by multiplying the purchase quantity by the emission coefficient information. A method of providing carbon emissions information including the step of calculating the carbon emissions corresponding to the input data. .
According to clause 6,
determining, by the platform providing system, a business field in which carbon emissions are concentrated among the business activities of the consumer, based on the input data and the carbon emissions; and
A method of providing carbon emissions information further comprising providing, by the platform providing system, the product information corresponding to the determined business field to the consumer as recommended product information.
According to clause 6,
determining, by the platform providing system, a high carbon emissions area using the carbon emissions calculated corresponding to one or more consumers; and
A method of providing carbon emissions information, further comprising the step of the platform providing system providing information on consumers corresponding to the high carbon emissions area to the supplier.
A computer program stored in a computer-readable recording medium combined with hardware to execute the method of providing carbon emission information according to any one of claims 6 to 10.

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