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These are sometimes referred to as "territorial" emissions, as they are produced within a country's territory or economic sphere, although it also includes a share of emissions from international aviation and shipping attributed to Scotland. These statistics consider the emissions at the source at which they occur. These figures should be used as the key tool for understanding the origins and magnitudes of the emissions and the assessment of policies designed to control or reduce emissions. These figures are also the data source from which Scotland’s progress against its statutory Climate Change targets can be assessed, once trading in carbon units has been taken into account.

These figures are different from Scotland’s consumption based emissions, which are presented within the indicator “Scotland’s Carbon Footprint”. The greenhouse inventory is compiled in line with international guidance from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are reported by source sector (such as energy supply) and by greenhouse gas (such as carbon dioxide). The inventory is also used to report data against targets as required under the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019. The greenhouse gas inventory covers a wide variety of all anthropogenic sources of greenhouse gas emissions and therefore a wide variety of emissions sources which require different approaches to their estimation. There are a large number of data sources used in its compilation, obtained from Government statistics, regulatory agencies, trade associations, individual companies, surveys and censuses. The methods used to compile the greenhouse gas inventory are consistent with international guidance on national inventory reporting from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.