🌍 Demystifying Scope 1, 2, and 3 Emissions 🌱 Understanding emissions is a critical step in tackling climate change. Here's a quick breakdown: ✅ Scope 1: Direct emissions from sources your company owns or controls (e.g., company vehicles, on-site operations). ✅ Scope 2: Indirect emissions from purchased energy like electricity, heating, or cooling. ✅ Scope 3: Indirect emissions from your value chain—upstream and downstream activities, such as business travel or franchising. By identifying and addressing emissions across these scopes, companies can take meaningful steps toward sustainability and net-zero goals. #sustainability #carbon #carbonemissions #decarbonize #netzero #environmentalconsulting #scope3
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Mbalenhle Mbambo, Kholofelo Lerutla & Boitumelo Mabogoane This provides such a comprehensive yet simplified explanation of the various emission scopes that contribute to the overall carbon footprint. Valuable insights like these are instrumental for our team.
Simple explanation of Emission Scopes. Scope 1 : Direct Emissions Ex. emissions from In-house power generation Scope 2 : Indirect Emissions Ex. Emissions from purchased electricity Scope 3 : Indirect Emissions Ex. Emissions from products delivery. #electricity #powergeneration #sustainability #emissions #climatechange #esg #environment #business
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