Scope 2 Emissions

Indirect GHG emissions associated with the generation of purchased or acquired electricity, steam, heating or cooling consumed by the reporting company.

The discharge of greenhouse gases as a result of the electricity, heating, cooling, or steam generation required to power an organization's buildings and other facilities. For example, if a company's headquarters building draws power from a coal-fired power plant, a proportional amount of the emissions resulting from that coal plant's electricity generation would count towards the company's Scope 2 emissions.