What are scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions?

Alyssa Rade, chief sustainability officer at Sustain.Life, explains the differences between emissions scopes—scope 1, scope 2, and scope 3—and why you need to know the difference when calculating your carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions. Ready to start measuring your emissions?

[Veenyasaa]

Loved the way you explained everything in a short video with examples.

[spshowpodcast]

Thanks for the introduction to scope 12 and 3 emissions! As lifecycle assessments become more and more requested, this is key to understand!

[monicawaigwa]

Thank you for the elaborate explanation.

[channasenanayaka]

Thank you for the clear explanation. ❤

[nypbm]

Can I say that
Scope 1 is operation of own boiler, own power consumption?
Scope 2 is cooling, heating?
Scope 3 is business travel, purchases goods and services, investments, vehicles in a fleet, and leased buildings/ outsourced logisitics?

[sofnak]

thanks for the video.
papers used in the company is scope 1 or 2 ?

[unknownlife]

Forgive me if it's a stupid question but wouldn't the scope 3 of one factory be the scope 1 of another and results in double counting? E.g. scope 3 of port (say specifically import of metal) is processing of metal in a factory, if i'm not mistaken, and it would be the same as the scope 1 of the said factory?

[elisalau]

Hi there! I'm still confused between Scope 1 & 2, and Scope 2 & 3 - mainly because Scope 1 is the 'direct emissions' so includes heating (so if a company gets a gas bill, that's scope 1?), but then scope 2 incl. indirect emissions at both upstream, reporting company and downstream phase so isn't that also including that gas bill I mentioned in scope 1?

Separately, if I need energy to fuel a factory plant to manufacture a t-shirt, that falls under scope 3 but wouldn't that be scope 2 - since it is purchased emissions?

(Thanks so much in advance! :) )

[SHAHRUKHKHAN-mipz]

Confused about location based and market based bifurcation in Scope 2 emissions, Can you provide Explanation 😢

[AbdiOsman-cpzz]

Heating oil is scope 1 and heating is scope 2 can you clarify on the differences. If company receives a gas bill will that be 1 or 2?

[dvd]

Hi, I am working in forging industry in India & defining & calculating sustainability scope 1, 2, 3. What is your opinion on EU Due degilance supply chain act ?

[paulanuraag]

A seemingly naive question. Nevertheless.
Scope 1 emissions are something that arises out of 'Burn' or arises as a direct resultant of your activities.
But wouldn't that also take into account purchased fuel? Which is ideally Scope 2 emissions?

[ragas]

What is the purpose of all these? I mean why do we have to measure them and categorise them into scopes 1, 2 and 3?

[cblairrrr]

But CO2 feeds trees and trees make oxygen which retains the atmosphere which protects the planet from the heat of the sun