Sustainability
Scope 4 emissions
Scope 4 emissions are the emissions that are avoided thanks to a company’s product or service, or thanks to R&D efforts or new innovations.
What is an example of scope 4 emissions?
For example, if product A produces 2 tons CO2 in an (average) lifetime and R&D develops product B which produces 0,5 tons per (average) lifetime, then a company can report that it has avoided 1.5 tons CO2 per product per (average) lifetime.
Are scope 4 emissions part of the GHGP Protocol?
While scope 4 emissions are not an official GHG Protocol scope, the GHGP published a neutral framework on estimating and reporting avoided emissions to help companies get started with measuring this type of emissions.
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