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== Definition ==
 
== Definition ==
'''Scope 2 GHG Emissions'''. [[Indirect GHG Emissions]] from the generation of purchased or acquired electricity, steam, heating, or cooling consumed by the reporting company.  
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'''Scope 2 GHG Emissions'''. [[Indirect GHG Emissions]] from the generation of purchased or acquired electricity, steam, heating, or cooling consumed by the reporting company. Purchased electricity is defined as electricity that is purchased or otherwise brought into the organizational boundary of the company.
  
 
Scope 2 emissions physically occur at the facility where the electricity, steam, heating, or cooling is generated.  
 
Scope 2 emissions physically occur at the facility where the electricity, steam, heating, or cooling is generated.  
  
As defined in<ref>PCAF (2020). The Global GHG Accounting and Reporting Standard for the Financial Industry. First edition.</ref>
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<ref>The Greenhouse Gas Protocol, A corporate accounting and reporting standard, Revised Edition 2008</ref>
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
 
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[[Category:PCAF]]
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[[Category:GHG Protocol]]

Revision as of 23:08, 25 October 2021

Definition

Scope 2 GHG Emissions. Indirect GHG Emissions from the generation of purchased or acquired electricity, steam, heating, or cooling consumed by the reporting company. Purchased electricity is defined as electricity that is purchased or otherwise brought into the organizational boundary of the company.

Scope 2 emissions physically occur at the facility where the electricity, steam, heating, or cooling is generated.

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References

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