Indirect greenhouse gas emissions: Introduction
Indirect greenhouse gas emissions, also known as Scope 3 emissions, are not emitted directly by the Government of Canada (GC). They occur because of GC activities both upstream (emissions generated by suppliers and from purchased goods/services) and downstream (emissions generated by investments and leased assets). The GC can influence these emissions through green procurement practices.
The Scope 3 emissions disclosed by the GC include estimates where primary data cannot easily be collected. Since the GC does not have direct operational control over these emissions, they do not count toward the emission reduction targets for the Scope 1 and 2 emissions from real property and conventional fleets.