VCS Sectoral Scopes
Projects, activities, or methodologies can be developed under any of the 16 VCS sectoral scopes.
- Energy (renewable/non-renewable)
- Energy distribution
- Energy demand
- Manufacturing industries
- Chemical industry
- Construction
- Transport
- Mining/Mineral production
- Metal production
- Fugitive emissions – from fuels (solid, oil, and gas)
- Fugitive emissions – from Industrial gases (halocarbons and sulphur hexafluoride)
- Solvents use
- Waste handling and disposal
- Agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU)
- Livestock and manure management
- Carbon capture and storage
VCS and ANSI Sectoral Scopes
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