Scope 2 Emissions Assessment
Emissions from the electricity, steam, heat and cooling a company buys.
Scope 2 Emissions Assessment, without the jargon
Scope 2 covers indirect emissions from purchased energy — mainly grid electricity. We calculate it under the GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance using both the location-based method (average grid emission factors, such as India’s CEA factor) and the market-based method (reflecting contractual instruments like green tariffs, PPAs and renewable-energy certificates), so procurement choices are properly credited.
Why companies act on this
- Purchased electricity is the largest emission source for most service and light-industry firms
- Dual location- and market-based reporting is required for credible disclosure
- It quantifies exactly how much renewable procurement and PPAs move the footprint
A clear, auditable process
- 01Energy accounting
Compile purchased electricity, steam, heat and cooling by facility and supplier.
- 02Dual-method calculation
Apply grid factors (location-based) and contractual instruments (market-based).
- 03Procurement insight
Model how green tariffs, RECs and PPAs shift market-based emissions.
Location-based versus market-based
The GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance requires purchased electricity to be reported two ways — one reflecting the physical grid, the other the energy a company chose to buy.
- Average grid emission factor
- Reflects the physical grid (e.g. CEA)
- Where the electricity is consumed
- Reflects contractual instruments
- Green tariffs, PPAs & RECs
- Credits the energy you chose to buy
Credible Scope 2 disclosure reports both methods side by side.
What you walk away with
Location- and market-based Scope 2 figures
Facility-wise purchased-energy inventory
A clean-energy procurement impact analysis
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