New Government Scope 3 Inventory Offers Snapshot Of Suppliers’ GHGs

The Biden administration is reporting the federal government’s emissions and climate risk information from major suppliers, providing new details about “scope 3” emissions that comprise about two-thirds of the government’s greenhouse gas profile, even as the Trump administration is not likely to advance the effort. During last month’s annual climate talks in Azerbaijan, Biden officials on Nov. 21 released a first-of-its-kind inventory of the federal government’s scope 3 emissions, which total around 135.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent...