Overview
Public consultation is a critical component of GHG Protocol’s Standard Development and Revision Procedure, providing an opportunity for all stakeholders to contribute feedback on key topics related to GHG Protocol standards and guidance.
Two public consultations are actively underway: One focuses on updates to the Scope 2 Guidance (2015) which addresses inventory accounting, while the other seeks feedback on consequential accounting methods for estimating avoided emissions from electricity-sector actions, which will feed into work underway in the Actions and Market Instruments workstream.
The 60-day public consultation period for both proposed updates began on October 20, 2025 and ends on December 19, 2025.
How To Participate
Please review the consultation materials and submit any feedback through the respective online survey forms by the above deadline. Please note, there are separate forms for each consultation.
Contact Us
For questions about the standards and guidance under development, please contact us.
Scope 2 Public Consultation
For the Scope 2 Public Consultation, all feedback will be analyzed, and work will be undertaken to review and revise the Scope 2 Standard in consultation with the Scope 2 Technical Working Group as necessary. A second public consultation on scope 2 topics will follow in 2026, with final publication of the new standard expected in 2027.
Electricity-Sector Consequential Methods Public Consultation
For the Electricity-Sector Consequential Methods Public Consultation, stakeholder input will be synthesized and used to inform the Actions and Market Instrument (AMI) Technical Working Group which will develop requirements for reporting emissions impacts outside corporate inventories.
Please review this blog post for more in-depth information about how the public consultation process works.
Webinar on October 27
Please register for our webinar on October 27 where the GHG Protocol will describe the inclusive process that led up to the public consultation, provide an overview of the key elements of the proposals and explain how stakeholders can participate in the public consultation. We look forward to addressing participant questions which can be submitted during registration for the event.
Related Resources
- Press Release: GHG Protocol Opens Public Consultations on Scope 2 and Electricity-Sector Consequential Accounting (Oct 20, 2025)
- Scope 2 Standard Development Plan
- Blog Posts
- GHG Protocol Public Consultations Now Open: Scope 2 and Electricity-Sector Consequential Accounting (Oct 20, 2025)
- Upcoming Scope 2 Public Consultation: Hourly Matching and Deliverability | GHG Protocol (Oct 14, 2025)
- Upcoming Scope 2 Public Consultation: Overview of Revisions | GHG Protocol (Sept 29, 2025)
- Scope 2 Standard Advances: ISB Approves Consultation on Market- and Location-Based Revisions; Signals Cross-Sectoral Work Ahead on Avoided Emissions | GHG Protocol (Aug 1, 2025)
- Scope 2 Technical Working Group Progress Update | GHG Protocol (Jun 11, 2025)