The Climate Path

Sustainability made simple.

Carbon

Carbon Primers

Identifying and Calculating Scope 1 and 2 Emissions

Introduction You’ve decided to create a GHG inventory within your organization. Great! You’ve set your organizational and operational boundaries, selected your consolidation approach (equity share, financial control, or operational control), chosen a baseline year, and set up measures to mitigate…

Carbon Primers

Establishing Boundaries for a GHG Inventory

Introduction After you’ve secured organization support, and before you start collecting emissions data, you’ll need to establish clear boundaries for your greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory. The inventory will provide the foundation for your company’s climate change strategy by enabling you…

Carbon Primers

Market-Based Emission Factors

Market-Based Methodology A market-based approach accounts for emissions based on the electricity companies have actively chosen or, in some cases, not chosen. The electricity purchased from specific providers may include fossil fuels, renewable, or other types of generation facilities. Market-based…