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owned or controlled by another entity. Scope 2 emissions physically occur at the facility where electricity in generated. Scope 3/Informational Item(s)v - Includes all indirect emissions not covered in Scope 2, such as emissions resulting from the extraction and production of purchased materials and fuels, transport-related activities in vehicles not owned or controlled by local government (e.g. employee commuting and business travel), outsourced activities, waste disposal, etc. Local governments are encouraged to identify and measure all Scope 3 emission sources to the extent possible; however, reporting of Scope 3 emissions is optional. Essentially, these emissions were deemed important enough to mention; however, for one reason or another, the measurement/calculation of these emissions may subsequently contain a significant amount of error. As a result, these items are categorized as informational items, meaning they are present, but they are not included in the calculation of all emissions. Electricity generated and used to treat and pump water is an example of a Scope 3 emissions. Double Countingv: One of the most important reasons for using the scopes framework for reporting greenhouse gas emissions at the local level is to prevent “double counting” for major categories such as electricity use and waste disposal. Double counting occurs if a set of emissions could be considered twice within an inventory. For example, if a local government produced its own power, it would be considered a Scope 1 emission at the point of generation and a Scope 2 emission at the point of consumption, and it would be inappropriate to add these emissions together. 2010-2011 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, City of University City, MO 14