Telefónica

Emissions inventory

In 2008, Telefónica's carbon footprint was 1,818 thousand tonnes of CO2. This figure was calculated using a methodology based on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and ISO 14064, and includes Scope 1 (direct), 2 (indirect) and 3 (other indirect) emissions.

Telefónica knows the level of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which are classified into three groups:

Direct (Scope 1) emissions: emissions directly controlled by the company

Indirect (Scope 2) emissions: emissions deriving from its activities but generated by other entities (electricity generators)

Other indirect (Scope 3) emissions: as of 2008, Telefónica also now measures emissions associated with employee business travel

Since 2007 Telefónica has been using an in-house methodology based on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and ISO 14064, which is applied throughout the Company, to calculate its GHG emissions.

Thus, Telefónica's carbon footprint for 2008 has been calculated at 1,818 thousand tonnes of CO2.

The tables below provide a detailed breakdown of Telefónica's energy consumption and the CO2 emissions associated with this energy consumption and the fuel used in employee business travel in 2008.

ENERGY AND CO2 EMISSIONS Spain

		Consumption		Tonnes of CO2
GHG	Indicator	2007	2008	2007	2008

SCOPE 1 (Direct emissions)				36,646	38,100
Buildings	Natural gas consumption (Nm³ thousands)¹	1,006,838	1,264,824	1,845	2,318
	Gas fuel consumption in offices (m³) ²	1,101	517	2,970	1,393
Network	Gas fuel consumption in fixed networks (m³)	308	983	831	2,651
	Gas fuel consumption in mobile networks (m³)	5,060	5,235	13,646	14,119
Vehicles	Fuel consumption by fleet vehicles(m³) 4	6,484	6,589	17,354	17,620
SCOPE 2 (Indirect emissions)				523,546	608,686
Buildings	Electricity consumption in office buildings (MWh) ³	339,396	316,000	129,989	124,598
Network	Electricity consumption in fixed networks (MWh) ³	618,481	913,676	236,878	360,261
	Electricity consumption in mobile networks (MWh)	409,084	314,045	156,679	123,827
SCOPE 3 (Other indirect emissions)				-	5,359
Travel	Business travel by air (no. journeys)	-	12,937	-	4,384
	Business travel by car (no. journeys)	-	1,596	-	287
	Business travel by train (no. journeys)	-	14,330	-	688
TOTAL TONNES CO2				560,193	652,145

1.	This change is the result of reduced natural gas consumption in the operations of Telefónica Europe in the United Kingdom
2.	This reduction in consumption in office buildings was achieved on the back of optimised consumption and shared accounting with mixed-use fixed network buildings
3.	Electricity consumption in office buildings and in fixed networks is subject to significant variations because in mixed-use fixed network buildings energy accounting is shared. The breakdown of these consumption data by country is in most cases based on estimates that are due to be fine-tuned in 2009.
4.	The reduction in electricity consumption is due to the optimisation of electricity consumption in the network. However, emissions are higher due to the change in the emission factor for Spain from 2007 to 2008. There has been a significant decline in total electricity consumption at base stations. This may be due to the increase in own electricity generation using generators. It could also be a result of optimising electricity consumption and rolling out energy efficiency initiatives
5.	Includes consumption of liquid fuel, gas fuel, petrol and bioethanol. Does not include natural gas. The reduction in consumption could be due to the outsourcing of operational and logistical services, or else to a lack of data.
NB: The energy figures are due to undergo a specific audit in the course of 2009.

ENERGY AND CO2 EMISSIONS

		Consumption		Tonnes of CO2
GHG	Indicator	2007	2008	2007	2008

SCOPE 1 (Direct emissions)				244,526	122,631
Buildings	Natural gas consumption (Nm³ thousands)¹	25,936	11,036	47,531	20,225
	Gas fuel consumption in offices (m³) ²	1,217	1,030	3,282	2,778
Network	Gas fuel consumption in fixed networks (m³)	3,519	3,834	9,491	10,342
	Gas fuel consumption in mobile networks (m³)	7,280	8,768	19,633	23,646
Vehicles	Fuel consumption by fleet vehicles(m³) 4	68,524	28,637	164,589	65,641
SCOPE 2 (Indirect emissions)				1,428,381	1,668,269
Buildings	Electricity consumption in office buildings (MWh) ³	998,020	754,621	346,438	288,822
Network	Electricity consumption in fixed networks (MWh) ³	1,868,150	2,404,054	502,020	687,749
	Electricity consumption in mobile networks (MWh)	1,507,758	1,670,111	579,924	691,698
SCOPE 3 (Other indirect emissions)				-	27,909
Travel	Business travel by air (no. journeys)	-	72,338	-	23,258
	Business travel by car (no. journeys)	-	13,695	-	2,465
	Business travel by train (no. journeys)	-	45,525	-	2,185
TOTAL TONNES CO2				1,672,907	1,818,809

ENERGY AND CO2 EMISSIONS EUROPE

		Consumption		Tonnes of CO2
GHG	Indicator	2007	2008	2007	2008

SCOPE 1 (Direct emissions)				66,838	40,052
Buildings	Natural gas consumption (Nm³ thousands)¹	22,312	6,762	40,890	12,392
	Gas fuel consumption in offices (m³) ²	16	230	44	623
Network	Gas fuel consumption in fixed networks (m³)	91	71	246	191
	Gas fuel consumption in mobile networks (m³)	203	111	547	299
Vehicles	Fuel consumption by fleet vehicles(m³) 4	9,710	10,362	25,112	26,547
SCOPE 2 (Indirect emissions)				450,933	536,079
Buildings	Electricity consumption in office buildings (MWh) ³	146,501	180,546	70,691	95,442
Network	Electricity consumption in fixed networks (MWh) ³	268,341	164,193	130,200	84,473
	Electricity consumption in mobile networks (MWh)	530,185	662,988	250,042	356,164
SCOPE 3 (Other indirect emissions)				-	7,744
Travel	Business travel by air (no. journeys)	-	8,528	-	4,233
	Business travel by car (no. journeys)	-	11,191	-	2,014
	Business travel by train (no. journeys)	-	31,190	-	1,497
TOTAL TONNES CO2				517,771	583,875

1.	This change is the result of reduced natural gas consumption in the operations of Telefónica Europe in the United Kingdom
2.	The reduction in consumption in office buildings was achieved on the back of optimised consumption and shared accounting with mixed-use fixed network buildings
3.	Electricity consumption in office buildings and in fixed networkd is subject to significant variations because in mixed-use fixed network buildings energy accounting is shared. The breakdown of these consumption data by country is in most cases based on estimates that are due to be fine-tuned in 2009.
4.	Includes consumption of liquid fuel, gas fuel, petrol and bioethanol. Does not include natural gas. The reduction in consumption could be due to the outsourcing of operational and logistical services, or else to a lack of data.
NB: The energy figures are due to undergo a specific audit in the course of 2009.

1.	This corresponds to total natural gas consumption for air conditioning and electricity generation in office buildings and networks. There has been a significant reduction in the UK
2.	Fuel consumption has increased because in 2008 the figure includes consumption of fuel for heating and air conditioning in office buildings, which was not included in 2007.
NB: The energy figures are due to undergo a specific audit in the course of 2009.