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Carbon management glossary
16 essential terms to understand, measure and pilot your greenhouse gas emissions.
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SBTi
Science Based Targets initiative: international body validating corporate carbon reduction targets aligned with 1.5°C.
Scope 1
Direct GHG emissions from sources controlled by the organisation: boiler combustion, owned fleet fuel, industrial processes.
Scope 2
Indirect emissions from purchased and imported energy: electricity, heat, steam or cooling produced outside the boundary.
Scope 3
All other indirect emissions upstream (purchases, inbound transport) and downstream (product use, end of life) of the value chain.
Need more than a definition?
Kabaun computes your carbon footprint from these very terms: Scopes 1, 2, 3, CSRD or BEGES compliance, SBTi-aligned reduction plan.