Systems and methods for manufacturing energy consumption and carbon footprint attribution

A method for generating a standard format carbon content data structure, comprising:

• determining one or more subcomponent carbon footprint values based on a carbon footprint associated with the one or more subcomponents and associating the subcomponent carbon footprint value with the subcomponent through a subcomponent identifier;
• determining a component carbon footprint value for one or more components comprised of at least one of the one or more subcomponents, wherein the component carbon footprint value is the combination of the carbon footprint value of each subcomponent combined with an additional carbon emissions caused by manufacturing and/or assembling of the one or more subcomponents into the one or more components;
• determining carbon content related to one or more non-attributable operations;
• taking one or more inputs from a SCARF input screen;
• aggregating the component carbon footprint values, the determined carbon content attributed to the part assembly or manufacturing processes, the carbon content related to the non-attributable operations, and the one or more inputs into a SCARF output file.

A system for generating a standard format carbon content data structure, comprising:

• an input screen, on which a user inputs one or more pieces of carbon content attribution information;
• a SCARF constructor file, which receives one or more SCARF files on one or more parts from one or more sub-vendors and receives the user inputs from the input screen;
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• a SCARF processor which determines carbon content related to one or more non-attributable operations and carbon content attributions for one or more part assembly and/or manufacturing processes, and aggregates the imported SCARF file information, the determined carbon content attributed to the part assembly or manufacturing processes, the carbon content related to the non-attributable operations, and the one or more inputs into a SCARF output file.