Differentiate scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions using the ownership-and-purchase logic from the GHG Protocol.
Most scope confusion disappears once you ask two questions: do we own or control the source, and are we buying the energy or just influencing the activity? Climate conversations get messy when people jump straight to reduction ideas without first classifying the source. The GHG Protocol gives teams a consistent inventory structure so they can compare like with like over time. Scope 1 is direct If the company owns or controls the source that emits greenhouse gases, it is scope 1. Think company boilers, furnaces, owned fleet vehicles, or refrigerant leaks. The company is operating the source itself. Scope 2…
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