Energy & Sustainability worked example

Scope 2 Emissions Cost at 110% share of emissions covered by the price: a worked example

What does the result look like when share of emissions covered by the price reaches 110%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. a carbon accounting or finance lead needs to price Scope 2 emissions exposure

The inputs for this scenario

  • Scope 2 electricity emissions: 4,250 metric tons CO2e (unchanged)
  • Carbon price or internal carbon cost: 38 $ / metric ton CO2e (unchanged)
  • Share of emissions covered by the price: 110 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 100)
  • Fixed reporting and verification cost: 12,000 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Variable Scope 2 carbon cost = Scope 2 emissions × carbon price or internal cost × cost coverage share) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 189,650 $ for total scope 2 emissions cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 44.62 $ / metric ton CO2e for scope 2 cost per metric ton co2e.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 177,650 $ for variable scope 2 carbon cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 12,000 $ for reporting and verification cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where share of emissions covered by the price sits at 100% and the headline result is 173,500 $, this scenario comes in 9.31% above the baseline at 189,650 $.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when share of emissions covered by the price is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It uses a single flat carbon price and coverage share, so it does not model tiered tariffs, future price escalation, or the market-versus-location-based emissions distinction.

Results at a glance

  • Total Scope 2 emissions cost: 189,650 $ (headline result)
  • Scope 2 cost per metric ton CO2e: 44.62 $ / metric ton CO2e
  • Variable Scope 2 carbon cost: 177,650 $
  • Reporting and verification cost: 12,000 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Scope 2 Emissions Cost calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.