Scope 2 Emissions
Indirect greenhouse gas emissions from purchased electricity, steam, heating, and cooling consumed by an organization.
In practice
A cold room drawing grid power creates Scope 2 emissions for its operator. The grid factor used to convert those kilowatt-hours is dated like any other factor.
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Scope 1 Emissions
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Scope 3 Emissions
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