Categorising emissions

There are lots of different ways in which a business might create emissions. Not all of these are obvious, but they do all need to be considered when looking at how to reduce your carbon footprint.

In 2001, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, published a framework that has become the global standard for categorising emissions.

The framework categorised all greenhouse gas emissions into three 'Scopes'. These cover all the direct and indirect emissions a business creates or controls that need to be considered.