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Scope

What does “scope” mean in greenhouse gas accounting?

A scope is a category used by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol to classify a company’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions according to their source and relationship to the company.

  • Scope 1: Direct emissions from sources owned or controlled by the company.
  • Scope 2: Indirect emissions from the generation of purchased or acquired electricity, steam, heat or cooling consumed by the company.
  • Scope 3: All other indirect emissions that occur across the company’s value chain, including upstream and downstream activities.