Carbon Expert - what is a Carbon Footprint?

Scope 1:
Direct Emissions

Scope 1 covers all direct emissions from sources that are owned or controlled by the organization. This includes emissions from company-owned vehicles, fuel combustion (e.g., natural gas boilers), and other direct industrial processes. These are the emissions over which the organization has the most control.

Scope 2:
Energy Emissions

Scope 2 accounts for indirect emissions from the generation of purchased electricity, steam, heating, and cooling consumed by the organization. Although these emissions occur at the production site of the utility provider, they are attributed to the organization’s carbon footprint because the organization is the consumer of these services. Managing Scope 2 emissions often involves increasing energy efficiency and shifting to renewable energy sources.

Scope 3:
Other Indirect Emissions

Scope 3 includes all other indirect emissions that occur in a company’s value chain. This can encompass a wide range of activities, including emissions from the production of purchased goods and services, business travel, employee commuting, waste disposal, and the use and end-of-life treatment of sold products. Scope 3 emissions are often the largest portion of an organization’s carbon footprint but are also the most challenging to measure and manage, as they occur outside the direct control of the organization.

Carbon Footprint

Scope 1:
Direct Emissions

Scope 2:
Energy Emissions

Scope 3:
Other Indirect Emissions

Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)

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Carbon Footprint

Scope 1: Direct Emissions

Scope 2: Energy Emissions

Scope 3: Other Indirect Emissions

Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)

Newsletter

Scope 1:
Direct Emissions

Scope 2:
Energy Emissions

Scope 3:
Other Indirect Emissions