GHG Protocol

Basic information


Year	2001
Developer	World Resources Institute (WRI)
Users	Companies and organizations. Countries and cities.
Product	Product Life Cycle Standard Project Standard Corporate Standard Corporate Value Chain Standard Community-scale Inventory Mitigation Goal Standard Policy and Action
Time boundary	Cradle-to-grave Cradle-to-gate Baseline/Project scenario Base year and evolution
Goal	Establishes comprehensive global standardized frameworks to measure and manage GHG emissions from private and public sector operations, value chains and mitigation actions.
Structure	1. Scope 1 (inside geographical boundaries) 2. Scope 2 (grid-supplied) 3. Scope 3 (outside geographical boundaries)
Emissions Scope	Directs and indirects
Gases included	Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Nitrous Oxide, Hydrofluorocarbons, Perfluorocarbons, Sulphur Hexafluoride
Emissions computation	Yes
Emissions reduction	Yes
Emissions compensation	Yes