GHG Protocol
Guide for GHG Protocol, including information about the required data, metrics, and functionality.
Definition: Since 2001, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol has been the primary standard used to report carbon & decarbonization results by most companies. GHG Protocol defines Scope 2 emissions as the emissions a company causes indirectly from the electricity it consumes, and companies typically report on two separate Scope 2 emissions metrics: Location-based Emissions and Market-based emissions.
Required Data
GHG-based carbon metrics use non-interval data (typically monthly data aggregated into annual totals). That said, data presented for processing consistent with GHG protocols, regardless of granularity (be it hourly, daily, monthly, etc.) is aggregated to a point of consistency with the GHG protocol (e.g annual data, or monthly data with annual carbon intensity values applied consistently across the monthly data).
Metrics
Our GHG Protocol dashboard contains the following GHGP methodology metrics:
- Locations-based emissions
- Market-based emissions
- Location-based emissions over time
- Market-based hierarchy
- Total Consumption
- Total Procurement (RECs, PPA Off-take Agreements, etc.)
- Net Consumption
- Grid-consumed electricity over time
To learn more about the GHG Protocol and its history, see Greenhouse Gas Protocol - About Us.
Dashboard Walkthrough
GHG Protocol Glossary Terms
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