What are Scope 4 emissions?

December 13, 2023Carbon Footprinting 101

Carbon emission reporting revolves around different scopes of impact. Traditionally, organisations who are disclosing their emissions have homed in on Scope 1 and Scope 2 – direct emissions and indirect emissions from purchased electricity heat and steam- with an increasing number now extending their reporting to include indirect Scope 3. More recently, a previously lesser-known … Read More

The framework of scopes for reporting carbon emissions

December 12, 2023Carbon Footprinting 101

There is scientific consensus that our planet is warming as a result of human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere. There is a global call to reduce emissions, as well as mitigate and adapt to the impacts associated with climate change. This call has been answered initially by the Paris Agreement, which in … Read More