Including 17 closely related terms such as gas emissions, carbon emissions, and direct emissions.
… those imported from abroad. Greenhouse gas – a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by trapping heat in the earth’s atmosphere. Examples include carbon dioxide (CO2) methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O). The terms ‘carbon emissions’ and ‘CO2 emissions’ are often used interchangeably with ‘greenhouse gas emissions’. Scope 1 emissions (direct emissions) – activities owned…
… energy retrofit, even when the Council itself is not the implementing body. Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Forest of Dean District Territorial emissions The most recent Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) local authority CO2 emissions data for the Forest of Dean District, published in June 2021, shows net CO2 emissions in 2019-20 of approximately 438.9 ktCO2…
… ............................................................................................................................... 16 Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Forest of Dean District ............................................................. 19 Territorial emissions ........................................................................................................................... 19 Consumption-based emissions…
… or controlled by the organisation that release emissions straight into the atmosphere. These are direct emissions. Examples of Scope 1 emissions include emissions from combustion in owned or controlled boilers, furnaces and vehicles. Scope 2 emissions (indirect emissions from energy consumption) – emissions being released into the atmosphere associated with the consumption of purchased electricity…
… indirect emissions) – emissions that are a consequence of an organisation’s actions, which occur at sources which they do not own or control and which are not classed as Scope 2 emissions. Examples of Scope 3 emissions are business travel by means not owned or controlled by your organisation, waste disposal, or purchased materials or fuels. Territorial emissions – emissions arising from…