… electricity, heat or steam used by the council. The council has control over the use of this energy but the emissions generated from its production are created elsewhere. Scope 3 – indirect other – Emissions that occur due to the council’s activities / products / services, but at assets not owned or controlled by the council (e.g. commuting, travel for work in employee-owned vehicles or public…
… transport, purchased goods and services). Figure 2 illustrates the key sources of carbon emissions from council activities and identifies their associated scope. Scope 3 emissions are typically more complex and fragmented to account for, and the required data often lies with other organisations. As a result, there is a higher degree of estimation for scope 3 categories. 4 https…