Difference between revisions of "Scope 1 GHG Emissions"

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== Examples ==
 
== Examples ==
Sources that are owned or controlled by the company are, for example, emissions from combustion in owned or controlled boilers, furnaces, vehicles, etc.; emissions from chemical production in owned or controlled process equipment.
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Sources that are owned or controlled by the company are, for example
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* emissions from combustion in owned or controlled boilers, furnaces, vehicles, etc.
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* emissions from chemical production in owned or controlled process equipment
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* emissions from company owned vehicles
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Direct CO<sub>2</sub> emissions from the combustion of biomass shall not be included in scope 1 but reported separately.
 
Direct CO<sub>2</sub> emissions from the combustion of biomass shall not be included in scope 1 but reported separately.
  
 
GHG emissions not covered by the Kyoto Protocol, e.g. CFCs, NOx, etc. shall not be included in scope 1 but may be reported separately.
 
GHG emissions not covered by the Kyoto Protocol, e.g. CFCs, NOx, etc. shall not be included in scope 1 but may be reported separately.
 
  
 
As defined in<ref>The Greenhouse Gas Protocol, A corporate accounting and reporting standard, Revised Edition 2008</ref>
 
As defined in<ref>The Greenhouse Gas Protocol, A corporate accounting and reporting standard, Revised Edition 2008</ref>

Revision as of 23:15, 25 October 2021

Definition

Scope 1 GHG Emissions. Direct GHG Emissions that occur from sources owned or controlled by the reporting company.

Examples

Sources that are owned or controlled by the company are, for example

  • emissions from combustion in owned or controlled boilers, furnaces, vehicles, etc.
  • emissions from chemical production in owned or controlled process equipment
  • emissions from company owned vehicles


Direct CO2 emissions from the combustion of biomass shall not be included in scope 1 but reported separately.

GHG emissions not covered by the Kyoto Protocol, e.g. CFCs, NOx, etc. shall not be included in scope 1 but may be reported separately.

As defined in[1]

See Also

References

  1. The Greenhouse Gas Protocol, A corporate accounting and reporting standard, Revised Edition 2008