Carbon Accounting Frameworks
Learn the methodology, theory, and standards (GHG Protocol) behind your carbon assessment.
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Key Concepts
Definitions of Scope 1, 2, 3, CO2e, and other essential carbon accounting terms.
- Understanding Carbon, CO₂, CO₂e, and Greenhouse Gases (GHGs)Understand carbon, CO₂, CO₂e, and greenhouse gases, and when to use each term.
- What is a carbon footprint?Learn what a carbon footprint is, how it is measured, and why CO₂e is used.
- What is a GHG inventory?Understand what a GHG inventory is and how emissions are reported by scopes and categories.
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)Understand Life Cycle Assessment stages and their role in measuring product impacts.
- What are avoided emissions?
- What is Green IT?Understand Green IT and how it reduces the footprint of digital technologies.
- What are carbon offset projects?Understand carbon offset projects, credits, quality criteria, and certifications.
- Carbon neutrality or "net-zero emissions"Understand carbon neutrality, net-zero claims, and practical actions to support them.
- What are organizational and operational boundaries?Define organizational and operational boundaries for your GHG inventory.
- Induced, avoided, and net emissions: definitions, examples, and reporting guidanceDefine induced, avoided, and net emissions and report avoided emissions transparently.
- Emission FactorUnderstand emission factors and how they convert activity or spend data into CO₂e.
- Navigating GHG Emission Base Year Recalculations: When, Why, and How to Rebaseline
- Find Out How to Source Renewable Electricity in the USLearn how to source Renewable Energy Certificates for electricity in the US.
- The French Carbon Methodology BEGES-R v5Understand BEGES-R v5 and its six French regulatory reporting categories.
- The GHG ProtocolUnderstand the GHG Protocol and how emissions are split into Scopes 1, 2, and 3.
- GHG Protocol vs BEGES v5 - Key DifferencesCompare GHG Protocol and BEGES v5 across scopes, categories, and key methods.
- Understanding Freight Flows: The Difference Between Inbound/Outbound and Upstream/DownstreamClassify freight emissions using inbound, outbound, upstream, and downstream flows.
- When and Why Companies Need to Rebaseline Their Emissions
Other Questions
FAQs covering specific methodological edge cases and compliance rules.
- Is your methodology independently audited?
- Understanding Benchmarks
- Why carry out a GHG inventory?
- Why does a company have to account for GHG emissions when purchasing a service?
- Do companies account for GHG emissions when taking out a loan?
- Why can a GHG inventory change over time?
- My GHG inventory doesn't start at the beginning of the year - Is it normal?
- Why does purchasing organic products not necessarily reduce my carbon footprint?
- Diesel, Petrol or Fuel?
- Ton vs US ton vs British ton
- [BEGES v5] What should I do if I have 0 emissions in a given regulatory entry?
- [GHG Protocol] What should I do if I have 0 emissions in a given regulatory entry ?
- Everything You Need to Know About Green IT in 2023 - How to Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Digital Technology?