Climate Policy Initiative

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change.

Scope 1 emissions: These are direct emissions from a company's own operations, such as emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels in boilers and vehicles.

Scope 2 emissions: These are indirect emissions from the generation of purchased electricity, heat, and steam.

Scope 3 emissions are greenhouse gas emissions that result from an organization's activities but are not directly controlled by the organization. They are also known as "indirect" or "value chain" emissions.

The emissions resulting from employees driving to work generally fall under scope 3 emissions rather than scope 1 emissions.

Reducing methane emissions is the single fastest way to slow global warming as we decarbonize, but the world needs empirical data to enable climate action at scale. UNEP’s International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) is harnessing this methane data revolution by putting open, reliable, and actionable data directly into the hands of individuals with the power to reduce emissions.