DECC - Scope 3 Group 2 Emissions Research

Description

The Scottish Government’s Domestic Climate Change Division would like to appoint a service provider to carry out research into the reporting of scope 3 ‘Group 2’ greenhouse gas emissions by Scottish public bodies. This group of emissions includes those from purchased goods and services, construction, leased assets and investments. Measuring and monitoring emissions is a vital step as public bodies work to reduce their climate impact. ‘Group 2’ emissions are thought likely to be relevant to most public bodies, however, these are more complex areas of emissions to estimate, and collaboration and research are required to develop data collection methodologies. Lot 1: The aim of this project is to undertake further research into a group of scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions, referred to as ‘Group 2’ emissions, that are considered highly likely to apply to local authorities and other public bodies, and that require collaboration and further work to develop data collection methodologies. They will be more complex to report on but are likely to contribute significant amounts of emissions and are therefore important to include. Scope 3 Group 2 emissions are defined in line with the GHG Protocol and include - - category 1 – purchased goods and services - category 2 – capital assets - category 4 – upstream transportation and distribution - category 8 – upstream leased assets - category 13 – downstream leased assets - category 15 – investments. The research needs to establish the relevance and applicability of Group 2 emissions to local authorities and other Scottish public bodies, and to assess the available methodologies for estimating these emissions, taking into account the varied nature of the public sector, data availability and quality, and materiality. Project outputs are expected to include: recommendations for consistent and proportionate methodologies for data collection and calculation of emissions, including the use of suitable tools; recommended timeframes for implementing the reporting of each category; and instructions for bodies on data requirements and recommendations on how these data should be obtained.