Scoping, i.e. determining the scope (in the case of Eneco, determining the scope of the CO₂ emissions), is done on the basis of the standards of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. There are three types of scopes for three types of emissions:

Scope 1 emissions: direct emissions from sources wholly controlled by us, i.e. full authority to set and implement operational policies. Operational decisions are decisions about whether to put a facility into operation, but may also include decisions about maintenance and safety. Emissions from sources with shared ownership and control are allocated based on ownership.
Scope 2 emissions: purchased electricity, steam, heating or cooling and consumed by us.
Scope 3 emissions: all indirect emissions (as far as not included in scope 2) that occur in the value chain of the reporting company.
In other words: a company reports the emissions of self-generated energy (scope 1), the emissions of self-purchased and self-consumed energy (scope 2) or emissions that occurred earlier in the chain and emissions that occur later in the chain, by using the delivered products (scope 3), for example.

See also the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and its reporting principles.

List of terms sustainability

Biodiversity

Biodiversity positive and Biodiversity No Net Loss or Biodiversity Net Gain

Biogas

Biomass

Carbon factor

Carbon Removals

Climate neutral

Condition

CO₂-free flexible capacity

CO₂ offsetting

CO₂-offset gas

Eneco cold

Eneco heat

Environmentally friendly cooling

ESG ratings

EU ETS

Green electricity

Green gas

Green hydrogen

Habitat

Internal operations

Land use

Mitigation hierarchy

Nature Restoration

Renewable energy sources

Residual heat

Scoping

Species

​Sustainable gasses

Sustainable heat source

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