The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) is the most widely used international accounting tool for government and business leaders to understand, quantify, and manage greenhouse gas emissions. The GHG Protocol, a decade-long partnership between the World Resources Institute and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, is working with businesses, governments, and environmental groups around the world to build a new generation of credible and effective programs for tackling climate change.
It provides the accounting framework for nearly every GHG standard and program in the world - from the International Standards Organization to The Climate Registry - as well as hundreds of GHG inventories prepared by individual companies.
The GHG Protocol also offers developing countries an internationally accepted management tool to help their businesses to compete in the global marketplace and their governments to make informed decisions about climate change.
Workshop: Integrating Agriculture into Corporate GHG Inventories Register now to learn about and contribute to the next generation of standards for managing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture. The GHG Protocol cordially invites you to a one-day workshop to help develop international best practices for including agricultural emissions in corporate and supply chain inventories. |
Preliminary Agenda and Schedule Announced for 2012 Climate Leadership Conference With the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as the headline sponsor, the first annual Climate Leadership Conference will be held from February 29-March 1, 2012 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The conference will bring together leaders from business, government and academic institutions, and the non-profit community interested in exchanging ideas and information on how to address climate change while simultaneously running their operations more competitively and sustainably. |
PRESS RELEASE: New Greenhouse Gas Standards Unveiled in China for Corporate Value Chain and Product Emissions The Greenhouse Gas Protocol launched two new standards today that will empower businesses to better measure, manage, and report their greenhouse gas emissions. Developed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) and Product Life Cycle Standards will enable companies to save money, reduce risks, and gain competitive advantage. It is the first time the two organizations have officially released GHG Protocol standards in China. |
GHG Protocol Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard ICT Sector Guidance The GHG Protocol Product Standard ICT Sector Guidance development process was launched in March 2011 in partnership with the World Resources Institute (WRI), the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) and the Carbon Trust. The initiative is developing sector guidance for the greenhouse gas assessment of ICT products (including goods and services) to support the GHG Protocol Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard (the ‘Product Standard’). |
Download the New GHG Protocol Product Life Cycle Standard.JPG) |
Download the New GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard |
Watch the Brand New GHG Protocol Animation Video GHG Protocol is proud to premiere its brand new animation video. The video tells the story of the two new standards through compelling animation. Also notice the integration of GHG Protocol's new branding throughout the feature. |
GHG Protocol: Looking Back on the Past Twelve Years Today the GHG Protocol launches two new global greenhouse gas accounting standards - for corporate value chains (scope 3) and product life cycle emissions. Janet Ranganathan, WRI’s Vice-president for Science & Research, and Pankaj Bhatia, WRI’s Greenhouse Gas Protocol Director since 2004, describe the 12-year program’s critical role in business and government efforts to address climate impacts. |
The Sustainability Consortium members vote to adopt the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Product Standard The Sustainability Consortium members, comprised of leading global retailers, manufacturers and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, have voted to adopt the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Product Accounting and Reporting Standard (GHG Protocol Product Standard) that was developed through a global multi-stakeholder process by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). |
Major International Hotel Companies Demonstrate Leadership through New Initiative to Standardize the Industry’s Carbon Measures The International Tourism Partnership (ITP) and the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) are collaborating on a groundbreaking initiative to unite hotel industry efforts to calculate and communicate carbon impact by agreeing on a standardized methodology and metrics informed by the GHG Protocol standards. For the first time, leaders within the hotel industry are collaborating to reach a consensus on a single methodology for calculating carbon footprints and consistent metrics for communicating emissions. |
Chinese Companies Pilot-Test a New Energy-GHG Conversion Software On July 8, 2011, through USAID’s Partnership for Climate Action (PCA), GHG Protocol held a training and pilot-testing workshop in the Guangdong Province of China on its new “Energy-GHG Conversion Tool”. Fifteen participants from five companies representing the power, semiconductor, glass manufacturing, paper, and textile industries attended. |
Citywide Greenhouse Gas Accounting Initiative in China Launched On May 5, 2011, USAID’s US-China Partnership for Climate Action program partners, the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) and the World Resource Institute (WRI), signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Municipality Government of Xiaolan to launch the Xiaolan Low Carbon Initiative. Xiaolan is a medium-sized town located in Guangdong Province, southern China, and is one of China’s major industrial regions. |
Invitation to Inform New Initiative on GHG Policy Accounting WRI is considering developing new guidance to help government agencies, civil society organizations, and others address the question, “What effect are policies expected to have on GHG emissions?” New guidance would be voluntary, policy-neutral, and provide methods or case studies on quantifying GHG reductions from mitigation actions and policies. |
GHG Protocol Power Accounting Guidelines Background For most companies, emissions associated with electricity consumption (scope 2) represent a significant portion of the total GHG inventory. While companies can take action to reduce energy consumption through energy conservation and efficiency improvements, much potential lies in reducing the emissions associated with the underlying source of energy production. For some companies operating on fossil-fueled energy grids, this has meant installing on-site renewable energy and consuming the zero-emissions output, thereby lowering the MWh’s purchased from the grid. |
Upcoming Events and Trainings
March 1, 2012: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Scope 3 and Product Standard Training Workshops
To be held at the Climate Leadership Conference. Click here for conference and registration information
March 7, 2012: Delhi, India
Mitigation Accounting Workshop
Additional information available here
March 15, 2012: Delhi, India
Scope 3 and Product Standard Training Workshops
Registration information will be available soon
March 19 - 21, 2012: Delhi, India
Asia Regional Training of Trainers on the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard
Certificates will be presented to those who qualify. Additional information can be found here
March 22 & 23, 2012: Delhi, India
Asia Regional Program Design Training: How to Establish a National Program for Companies to Report GHG Emissions
Additional information can be found here
April 4, 2012: Washington, D.C.
Workshop: Integrating Agriculture into Corporate GHG Inventories
Registration and additional information can be found here
