Scoping, i.e. determining the scope (in the case of Eneco, determining the scope of the CO₂ emissions), is done on the basis of the standards of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. There are three types of scopes for three types of emissions:

Scope 1 emissions: direct emissions from sources wholly controlled by us, i.e. full authority to set and implement operational policies. Operational decisions are decisions about whether to put a facility into operation, but may also include decisions about maintenance and safety. Emissions from sources with shared ownership and control are allocated based on ownership.
Scope 2 emissions: purchased electricity, steam, heating or cooling and consumed by us.
Scope 3 emissions: all indirect emissions (as far as not included in scope 2) that occur in the value chain of the reporting company.
In other words: a company reports the emissions of self-generated energy (scope 1), the emissions of self-purchased and self-consumed energy (scope 2) or emissions that occurred earlier in the chain and emissions that occur later in the chain, by using the delivered products (scope 3), for example.

See also the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and its reporting principles.

List of terms sustainability

Asset

Area of influence

Baseline

Biodiversity

Biodiversity Code of Conduct

Biodiversity hotspot

Biodiversity No Net Loss

Biodiversity (Net) Positive or Biodiversity Net Gain

Biodiversity offsets

Biogas

Biomass

Carbon factor

Carbon Removals

Climate neutral

Condition

Conservation hierarchy

CO₂-free flexible capacity

CO₂ offsetting

CO₂ offset gas

Discount rate

Ecologist or ecological expert

Ecosystem services

Eneco cold

Eneco heat

Environmentally friendly cooling

ESG ratings

EU ETS

External effect

Green electricity

Green gas

Green hydrogen

Habitat

Habitat connectivity

Habitat fragmentation

IRBC agreement

Internal operations

Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA)

Land use

Mitigation hierarchy

Mitigation measures

Monitoring Plan

Nature Restoration

Negative impacts

Positive impacts

Project site

Renewable energy sources

Residual heat

Scoping

Species

Stakeholders

​Sustainable gasses

Sustainable heat source

Directly to

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