Scope 3 categories accounted for an estimated 89 percent of global oil and gas sector emissions on average in 2021. The majority of oil and gas sector emissions come from the use of sold products by customers. Scope 3 emissions are not produced by a company, but generated up and down the company’s value chain. The oil and gas sector is a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions.
Distribution of total oil & gas sector emissions worldwide in 2021, by Scope
*Not included in Scope 1 or 2. Scope 1: direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions a company generates. Scope 2: indirect GHG emissions a company generates, such as buying energy/electricity for heating and cooling buildings. Scope 3: emissions generated up and down the company’s value chain, excluding indirect emissions from the generation of purchased or acquired energy consumed by the reporting company, which are accounted under Scope 2.
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