MARKET-BASED
APPROACH
Reflects emissions associated with electricity suppliers that companies have
purposefully chosen, thereby also highlighting a company's potential lack of
choice to use less carbon-intensive resources. They are emissions associated
with electricity a company might be purchasing, which is different from the
electricity that is generated locally.
This method allows you to factor in your energy attribute claims and your choice of
specific energy resources, and it allocates emissions attributes based on what type
of energy the company is paying for; i.e. in the U.S. factoring in RECs, opt-in for
green power programs, etc.
Importance/Relevance
This secondary method
of calculating emissions
is associated with the
same total energy
consumption that is
referenced while
calculating location-
based emissions. After
calculating scope II
emissions with both
methods, you do not
sum the totals together,
rather, they are
reported separately,
side by side to tell two
different stories about
the same scope II
activity data.
Sustainability & Energy Management Simplified
