What is an “emission reduction”? And when should you avoid saying “reduced”?

January 21, 2025, by Michael Gillenwater

Click here to download a PDF of this article Introduction Collectively as GHG professionals, we are confused about what an “emission reduction” is. This confusion is interwoven within several of …

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Making soil carbon credits work for climate change mitigation

January 17, 2025, by Carbon Management Journal

“In 2023, the Australian Government issued ∼250,000 soil carbon credits following a measurement period characterised by high rainfall (Decile 10). The inferred soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration rates during this …

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The differences between allocational and consequential greenhouse gas accounting —Summarized

January 17, 2025, by Michael Gillenwater

Click here to download a PDF of this article Introduction For the last few years, through our writing and teaching, the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute has been spreading and elevating …

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Peer-Review Training Opportunity

November 6, 2024, by Carbon Management Journal

*Update: This training will be postponed until Q1 2025. Please look out for new registration details once the dates are confirmed.* Are you a Greenhouse Gas Management Institute (GHGMI) alum …

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GHGMI at COP29

October 29, 2024, by Events

  The Greenhouse Gas Management Institute (GHGMI) faculty and staff will participate in the following events at the UNFCCC COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The events listed below will be updated …

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Is Scope 3 fit for purpose? Alternative GHG accounting frameworks for inventories and intervention impacts

October 28, 2024, by Derik Broekhoff & Michael Gillenwater

Preface This post continues a series (“what is greenhouse gas accounting?”) exploring conceptual issues in corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting. If you have not read the series, all installments are …

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Is impact out of scope? A call for innovation in climate standards

November 1, 2024, by Carbon Management Journal

“Today’s global net-zero governance landscape fails to recognize some of the most important strategic actions companies can take to mitigate climate change. Standards have been built primarily to guide companies …

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Which methane GWP value do I use? And which value should not be used?

October 17, 2024, by Michael Gillenwater & Alissa Benchimol

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the primary greenhouse gas (GHG) causing long-term atmospheric emissions and climate change and therefore is a primary target for mitigation action. Methane (CH4) and other non-CO2 …

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GHG Protocol Announces Members of Technical Working Groups

September 27, 2024, by Michael Gillenwater

GHG Protocol has announced the members of the Technical Working Groups that will aid in revising and updating the corporate standards suite. This announcement comes on the heels of a …

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Submit a Manuscript to the Carbon Management Journal

September 10, 2024, by Michael Gillenwater

Submit a manuscript to the Carbon Management journal for an Article Collection on The GHG Protocol Revision Process. The GHG Protocol is currently undertaking a process for updating its suite of corporate …

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