Decarbonise Digital: Facts. Methods. Action.

While CSPs may make the assertion that they utilise ‘green energy’, they actually rely significantly, if not exclusively, on offsets. This approach is heavily criticised by ESG experts as the use of the so-called ‘market-based approach’ conceals actual energy consumption. This method calculates emissions resulting from the electricity purchased by

Put simply, scope 2 encompasses indirect emissions associated only with the generation of purchased or acquired energy.

However, offsetting is becoming considered an increasingly unsustainable practice because it bypasses the crucial activity of carbon emission reduction and can lead to global imbalances and inequalities resulting from the impact of offsetting projects (which will be covered in more detail later in this section). There are even those who argue that