Scope 1 – 2 – 3 Emissions
This classification is based on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol), the globally recognised standard for CO₂ accounting. The GHG Protocol is a private transnational series of standards for accounting greenhouse gas emissions and associated reporting for companies and increasingly for the public sector.
Scope 1 emissions are those directly caused by the company. These include, for example, emissions from the combustion of fuels in company-owned plants or vehicles.
Scope 2 emissions arise indirectly through purchased energy, such as electricity, steam, heat or cooling, which the company uses but does not produce itself.
Scope 3 emissions are all other indirect emissions that occur in a company’s value chain. These include, for example, emissions from business travel, purchased goods and services, waste disposal and the use of sold products.