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Carbon Accounting Methodology
Everything you need to know about carrying out a carbon assessment
Greenly's Scientific CouncilMore information about our Scientific Council
When and Why Companies Need to Rebaseline Their EmissionsLearn the key triggers for rebaselining emissions, from structural to methodology changes, ensuring accurate GHG reporting.
Key Concepts
Meaning and definition of a concept or a word
Carbon, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Dioxide Equivalent or Greenhouse Gas?What is a kgCO2e?
What is a carbon footprint?Explaining the concept of carbon footprint
What is a GHG inventory?Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)Product LCA
What are avoided emissions?Emission reductions and carbon sequestration
What is Green IT?Explaining the concept of Green IT
Location-based vs Market-basedScope 2 - Differences between location and market-based approaches
What are carbon offset projects?Carbon offsets and credits
What are RECs, GOs and PPAs?How are market-based GHG emissions computed in the building module?
Carbon neutrality or "net-zero emissions"What does being carbon-neutral mean and how can a company contribute to it
What are organizational and operational boundaries?Defining the boundaries of a GHG inventory
Induced, avoided, or net emissionsExplaining, calculating and reporting induced, avoided and net emissions
Emission FactorComputing a carbon footprint is highly dependent on emission factors
Navigating GHG Emission Base Year RecalculationsExplore the crucial steps of GHG base year recalculations to align with business changes and improve accuracy in emissions reporting.
Find Out How to Source Renewable ElectricityFind reliable RECs in North America via Green-e certified providers, energy firms, or specialized renewable companies.
Regulatory Methodologies
The main regulatory methodologies and how they are implemented
GHG Protocol vs BEGES v5 - Key DifferencesKey differences between the GHG Protocol and the French GHG Assessment Guidelines (BEGES v5)
French GHG Assessment Guidelines (BEGES v5) - What's New?New French methodology for carrying out a GHG assessment
Accounting for Emissions
from BuildingsBuilding emissions scope attribution decision tree
Greenly’s Computations
How are GHG assessments implemented and computed via Greenly’s SaaS
How are GHG emissions linked to an expense computed?Greenly calculation methodology
How are GHG emissions linked to activity-based data computed?Greenly calculation methodology
How does Greenly compute the total GHG emissions of my company?Greenly's calculation methodology
A two-step calculation methodGreenly's calculation methodology
Emissions by Category and by ScopeInterpretation of the "Emissions By Category" and "Emissions By Scope" dashboards
Does the sum of the carbon footprint of all the products sold by a company equal to its total GHG emissions?What is included in a company's total GHG emissions?
How is my Greenly Score computed and medals attributed?Everything you need to know about the Greenly score and medals
Freight: How are road freight emissions computed?Emission factor (and its unit) used to compute road freight related emissions
How is the carbon footprint of Cloud Computing computed?Computing the carbon footprint of cloud computing & data centers helps tech companies reduce their largest source of emissions
Uncertainty SourcesGHG Inventory Uncertainty
How are uncertainties computed?GHG Inventory Uncertainty
Why can the carbon intensity of an electric mix differ depending on the source?Methodologies for computing emission factors of an electric mix
Supplier Emission FactorsHow is a SEF computed?
Emission Factor SourcesExternal emission factor databases
Uncertainty Scoring SystemWhat does my uncertainty score mean?
Greenly Score - Point DistributionDetailed breakdown of the Greenly Score
Do the ADEME monetary emissions factors take inflation into account?This article aims to specify in which cases Greenly's take inflation into account.
Sector-specific Methodologies
Details on the methodology used for a specific sector / category of emissions
Does Greenly carry out GHG assessments for the industrial sector?Industries
Does Greenly carry out GHG assessments for the event industry?Events
Does Greenly carry out GHG assessments for the public sector?Public authorities, agencies and bodies
Can Greenly compute the carbon footprint of a future project?Project Carbon Footprint
Other Questions
Random methodology questions
Is your methodology independently audited?An audit of our calculations
Understanding BenchmarksCompare emissions with those of competitors
Why carry out a GHG inventory?GHG-related risks and opportunities
Why does a company have to account for GHG emissions when purchasing a service?Hidden GHG emissions resulting from a service
Do companies account for GHG emissions when taking out a loan?Corporate Loans
Why can a GHG inventory change over time?Regulatory changes & New emission factors
My GHG inventory doesn't start at the beginning of the year - Is it normal?GHG Inventory Starting Date
Why does purchasing organic products not necessarily reduce my carbon footprint?Conventional vs. Organic Agriculture Environmental Impacts
Diesel, Petrol or Fuel?Understand the differences between vehicle fuels
Ton vs US ton vs British tonDifferences between mass units
[BEGES v5] What should I do if I have 0 emissions in a given regulatory entry?Understand which modules should be verified if a regulatory entry has 0 emissions
[GHG Protocol] What should I do if I have 0 emissions in a given regulatory entry ?Understand which modules should be verified if a regulatory entry has 0 emissions