Unlike a rough emissions estimate, environmental freight carbon accounting follows a structured methodology: it captures all greenhouse gas emissions along a transport route and categorises them by Scope 1 (direct vehicle emissions), Scope 2 (purchased electricity), and Scope 3 (upstream emissions such as fuel extraction and refining).
Source: https://www.smartfreightcentre.org/en/how-to-implement-the-glec-framework/
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