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Scope 3 Downstream
Category 11: Use of Sold Products
Emissions from the end use of goods and services sold by the reporting company over their expected lifetime.
GHG Protocol Reference
The following content is extracted from the GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard.
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Category 11
Selko Emissions
Category 11 covers emissions from the use of sold products by end consumers. This is often significant for energy-using products like vehicles or appliances.
Emission Factor Methods
Tier 1
Direct use-phase
Based on product energy consumption and lifetime
Tier 2
Fuel-based
Based on sold fuels or estimates of fuel use of sold products
Methods range from primary data (left) to modeled estimates (right)