GHG Protocol opens consultation on Scope 2 accounting update
Some of the changes proposed could dramatically change the way companies calculate and report their purchased energy emissions.
The GHG Protocol has opened a public consultation on the long-awaited revision of its Scope 2 accounting guidelines, which includes a new hourly matching requirement for renewable energy certificates.
The revision of the 2015 Scope 2 Guidance has been in development for around three years, and is part of the GHG Protocol’s standard procedure, but some of the changes proposed could dramatically affect the way companies calculate and report their purchased energy emissions.
