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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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Selko Emissions

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)

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