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Measure, Understand, and Reduce your GHG Emissions

This toolkit helps Canadian organizations understand greenhouse gases (GHGs), collect and interpret GHG data, calculate a robust GHG baseline, and design practical GHG emission reduction strategies. It connects core concepts like the greenhouse effect, climate change, global warming potential (GWP), carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e), and GHG accounting to real-world actions that support net-zero goals.

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Gathering GHG Data
Scope 2 Emissions Data Sources

What are Scope 2 emissions?

Scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions that result from the generation of energy that an organization buys and uses, rather than produces directly (which would be Scope 1 emissions). These emissions are generated off-site but are consumed by the reporting organization. 

 

Data sources for Scope 2 emissions

Purchased electricity

  • Utility invoices (kWh purchased)
  • Sub-metering data within facilities
  • Energy management systems (EMS)
  • Contracts with energy suppliers
 Purchased steam

  • Supplier invoices (MMBtu, GJ, or tons of steam purchased)
  • Steam flow meters at point of delivery
  • Purchase contracts or service agreements
Purchased heating

  • Utility bills (heat energy in MWh or GJ)
  • Building management system (BMS) logs
  • Heat meters, where installed
 Purchased cooling

  • Supplier invoices (chilled water or kWh-equivalent cooling)
  • Cooling flow meters or building management system data
  • Energy service agreements

 

Where can I find more information about Scope 2 emissions?

The Greenhouse Gas Protocol: A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard, Revised Edition (2004) https://ghgprotocol.org/sites/default/files/standards/ghg-protocol-revised.pdf

GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance: An amendment to the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard (2015) https://ghgprotocol.org/sites/default/files/2023-03/Scope%202%20Guidance.pdf 

Scope 1 and Scope 2 Inventory Guidance (US EPA) https://www.epa.gov/climateleadership/scope-1-and-scope-2-inventory-guidance 

Simplified GHG Emissions Calculator (US EPA) https://www.epa.gov/climateleadership/simplified-ghg-emissions-calculator

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