🔎 Why It Counts:

Net Zero Cloud introduces an Energy Contract object specifically designed to track agreements like VPPAs. This allows capturing key metadata—contract terms, start/end dates, volumes, pricing, and REC details—that tie into sustainability reporting. It's the official place to record a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement in Salesforce, not Energy Use Records or Assets.

Explanation:

Net Zero Cloud comes with several custom managed Lightning components to help users interact with sustainability-related data. Two of these components are:

✅ 1. Manage Record (C)
This Lightning component allows users to easily create or update Net Zero Cloud records, such as emissions data or energy use records.
It’s a custom managed component, meaning it's packaged by Salesforce and part of the Net Zero Cloud product.

✅ 2. Unused Energy Use Records (E)
This component helps users identify energy use records that haven’t been linked to emissions calculations or activities.
It improves data completeness and accuracy for sustainability reporting.

❌ Why the other options are incorrect:

A. Waste Tracking
Not a standard managed Lightning component. While Net Zero Cloud may track waste-related data, this is not delivered as a custom Lightning component.

B. What are two custom managed lightning components that come with Net Zero Cloud?
This is a repeat of the question itself, not an actual answer option.

D. Climate Action Dashboard
This is an Analytics Studio dashboard, not a Lightning component. It's used for visualization, not direct data entry or record management.

Explanation:

✅ Why it's correct
Scope 1 emissions are direct greenhouse gas emissions from owned or controlled sources—such as onsite fuel combustion. Natural gas burned in company-owned facilities directly produces CO₂, making it a classic Scope 1 example.

❌ Why A, B & C are wrong

A (electricity) is Scope 2 as it’s an indirect utility emission.

B (business travel) is Scope 3—indirect, value-chain emissions.

C (generator fuel in leased facility) falls under Scope 3, as the facility is not owned.

Explanation:

Why?

✅ Only Sustainability App Managers can use estimates to fill missing data (e.g., interpolating monthly energy use).

Why Others Are Wrong?

❌ A/B/C: These permissions don’t grant gap-filling access.

Explanation:

Scope 2 emissions from electricity use can be calculated using Location-Based and Market-Based methods. The Location-Based approach uses average emissions factors for the geographic area where electricity is consumed. The Market-Based method considers specific electricity procurement choices, such as renewable energy certificates.

These methods allow organizations to reflect both the default grid emissions and their conscious purchasing decisions. Energy-Based and Grid-Based are not recognized methodologies under GHG Protocol standards for Scope 2 emissions.