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Aligning Corporate Targets, Accounting and Disclosures on Land Use Change Emissions and Deforestation-free Supply Chains
The Accountability Framework Initiative (AFI), in partnership with Greenhouse Gas Protocol and the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), recently released new guidance on how companies can align key land sector targets, accounting and disclosures.
STATEMENT: New Proposed Rule Requires Major Federal Contractors to Disclose GHG Emissions and Set Reduction Targets
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Update on GHG Protocol Land Sector and Removals Guidance
Next steps on process to update existing corporate standards
As previously communicated, WRI and WBCSD have begun a process to deter
Strategy Refresh Process Underway
The GHG Protocol Secretariat initiated a strategy and organizational review process for the GHG Protocol in May 2022.
Job Opportunities with Greenhouse Gas Protocol
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol team is expanding and is looking for experienced individuals to join our team.
GPC supplemental guidance published to help communities include forests and trees in greenhouse gas inventories
Communities such as cities and counties are increasingly interested in understanding how nature-based solutions can help them reach their climate change mitigation and adaptation goals.
Job Opportunity: Associate, Climate Accounting and Standards
World Business Council for Sustainable Development is seeking an Associate to support their Climate Accounting and Standards team.
5 Reasons Cities Should Include Trees in Climate Action
GHG inventories are an important first step in designing a climate action strategy, as they pinpoint where a community’s emissions come from and where the biggest reduction opportunities lie.
Cities Should Account for Trees in their Greenhouse Gas Inventories. New Guidance Shows How
New guidance developed by WRI, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustai
Job Opportunity: Technical Support and Training Lead, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol is hiring for a Technical Support and Training Lead.
Job Opportunity: Scope 3 Associate II, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Job Opportunity: Communications Manager I, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Job Opportunity: Project Specialist, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Job Opportunity: Project Coordinator II, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Update on Land Sector and Removals Guidance
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol is developing corporate-level Land Sector and Removals Guidance, building on the
GHG Protocol to assess the need for additional guidance building on existing corporate standards
Update on Greenhouse Gas Protocol Carbon Removals and Land Sector Initiative
WRI and WBCSD launched the GHG Protocol Carbon Removals and Land Sector Initiative in January 2020 to develop new GHG Protocol standards and guidance for corporate-level GHG inventories: Carbon Removals Standard, Land Sector Guidance, and Bioenergy Guidance. The new guidance will build on the Corporate Standard and Scope 3 Standard to explain how companies should account for these activities in GHG inventories.
Announcing New Online Courses on Greenhouse Gas Protocol Accounting Standards
The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol, developed by World Resources Institute (WRI) and World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD), sets the global standard for how to measure, manage, and report greenhouse gas emissions; these standards are used by thousands of companies to become more efficient, resilient, and prosperous organizations. Hundreds of industry professionals have learned greenhouse gas accounting from WRI experts through in-person and webinar trainings. Now, the same expert instruction is available to you on a low-cost and convenient e-learning platform. Online courses have been developed for the following GHG Protocol standards:
New Greenhouse Gas Protocol Land Sector and Removals Guidance
The GHG Protocol is developing new guidance on how companies and organizations should account for greenhouse gas emissions and carbon removals from land use, land use change, bioenergy, and related topics.