by Steve Milloy, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow and Junkscience.com Founder
As Appearing on RealClearEnergy.com
ExxonMobil announced this week that it would begin reporting so-called “Scope 3” emissions, per the demands of climate activists masquerading as company investors.
Climate activists have developed a special nomenclature in their war against corporations and their emissions. Scope 1 emissions are what’s emitted by a company in the direct production of its products. In the case of ExxonMobil, this means emissions associated with drilling, refining, and transportation of its petroleum products.
Scope 2 emissions are those emitted by another entity (say, a power plant) in the production of a company’s products. Scope 3 emissions are those of the company’s products when used by customers. For ExxonMobil, Scope 3 emissions are emissions from customers burning petroleum products like gasoline and natural gas.
