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MetricLand-sector greenhouse gas accounting

Biogenic product emissions

Measurement answer

What this metric measures

Reports biogenic-product greenhouse gas emissions by gas, product type, inventory scope and Scope 3 category without treating the result as direct Scope 1 biogenic CO2.

Specification

Metric specification

Result format
Structured table
Unit
Structured table — see field-level units
Reporting basis
Reporting period used for the Land Sector and Removals inventory
Aggregation
Aggregate only compatible, non-overlapping observations with the same boundary, scope, category, unit and source-defined method.
Pillar
Environmental
Topic
Land-sector greenhouse gas accounting
Controlled domain
Nature, biodiversity and land
Entity type
Metric

Reporting boundary

Covered biogenic products within the applicable organizational or value-chain boundary, disaggregated by point of oxidation and kept distinct from land-management fluxes, removals and product carbon storage.

Verified source occurrences

Framework coverage

This is one canonical metric. The bindings below show every verified framework occurrence without creating duplicate metric pages. Edition, disclosure, role, and relationship remain source-specific.

  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

    Source evidence
    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    Version 1.1, published 30 June 2026; effective 1 January 2027
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Defines Measurement
    Mapping outcome
    Direct Evidence
    Source locator
    Page 63, Requirement 18, Food and feed products and biogenic waste, Biogenic product CH4 and N2O emissions bullet | Page 64, Section 11.2.2, Reporting requirements for biogenic product emissions | Page 64, Section 11.2.2, Food and feed products and biogenic waste | page 111, Requirement 31, gross CO2 fluxes | Page 62, Requirement 17 | Page 63, Requirement 18, Food and feed products and biogenic waste, Biogenic product CO2 emissions bullet | PDF page 7, Part 2.1 description | PDF page 18, Figure 4.1, note c | page 112, Requirement 32 | page 111, Requirement 31, land-emissions subcategories | Page 62, Requirement 17, “As land emissions”
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  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    Version 1.1, published 30 June 2026; effective 1 January 2027
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    Page 62, Requirement 17, “As land emissions”
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    Version 1.1, published 30 June 2026; effective 1 January 2027
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    Page 64, Section 11.2.2, Food and feed products and biogenic waste
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    Version 1.1, published 30 June 2026; effective 1 January 2027
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    Page 64, Section 11.2.2, Reporting requirements for biogenic product emissions
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    Version 1.1, published 30 June 2026; effective 1 January 2027
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    Page 64, Section 11.2.2, Reporting requirements for biogenic product emissions
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    Version 1.1, published 30 June 2026; effective 1 January 2027
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    Page 63, Requirement 18, Food and feed products and biogenic waste, Biogenic product CO2 emissions bullet
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    Version 1.1, published 30 June 2026; effective 1 January 2027
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    page 111, Requirement 31, gross CO2 fluxes | Page 62, Requirement 17
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    Version 1.1, published 30 June 2026; effective 1 January 2027
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    PDF page 7, Part 2.1 description
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    Version 1.1, published 30 June 2026; effective 1 January 2027
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    PDF page 18, Figure 4.1, note c
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  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    Version 1.1, published 30 June 2026; effective 1 January 2027
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    page 112, Requirement 32
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    Version 1.1, published 30 June 2026; effective 1 January 2027
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    Page 64, Section 11.2.2, Food and feed products and biogenic waste
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    Version 1.1, published 30 June 2026; effective 1 January 2027
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    Page 63, Requirement 18, Food and feed products and biogenic waste, Biogenic product CH4 and N2O emissions bullet
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    Version 1.1, published 30 June 2026; effective 1 January 2027
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    Page 64, Section 11.2.2, Food and feed products and biogenic waste
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    Version 1.1, published 30 June 2026; effective 1 January 2027
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    page 111, Requirement 31, land-emissions subcategories
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    Version 1.1, published 30 June 2026; effective 1 January 2027
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    Page 64, Section 11.2.2, Reporting requirements for biogenic product emissions
    Open official framework source

Value structure

Dimensions and units

Unit
Structured table — see field-level units
Reporting basis
Reporting period used for the Land Sector and Removals inventory

Unit meaning: Each field uses its source-defined unit and retains the applicable scope, category, land-sector method and boundary.

Table fields and units

  • Product type
  • GHG
  • Emissions
  • Unit
  • Scope
  • Scope 3 category
  • Method

Published dimensions

  • GHG
  • Product type
  • Scope
  • Scope 3 category
  • Point of oxidation

Disclosure method

Formula information

Status
Not applicable
Formula type
Structured Disclosure

Disclosure form

No single formula

Report the source-defined result with its stated fields and method disclosures. Source occurrences are consolidated into the biogenic-product-emissions structured result while preserving required dimensions and accounting boundaries.

Verified sources

Evidence and status sources

Sustopedia checked each record-specific claim directly against primary publisher material. Labels distinguish current measurement authority from future compatibility and corroborative, legal, edition, or method status context. Corroborative evidence can support a stated limitation but cannot establish the core measurement by itself.

Measurement evidence

  • Measurement evidenceChecked 27 August 2026

    Land Sector and Removals Standard

    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    Version 1.1, published 30 June 2026; effective 1 January 2027
    Locator
    Page 63, Requirement 18, Food and feed products and biogenic waste, Biogenic product CH4 and N2O emissions bullet | Page 64, Section 11.2.2, Reporting requirements for biogenic product emissions | Page 64, Section 11.2.2, Food and feed products and biogenic waste | page 111, Requirement 31, gross CO2 fluxes | Page 62, Requirement 17 | Page 63, Requirement 18, Food and feed products and biogenic waste, Biogenic product CO2 emissions bullet | PDF page 7, Part 2.1 description | PDF page 18, Figure 4.1, note c | page 112, Requirement 32 | page 111, Requirement 31, land-emissions subcategories | Page 62, Requirement 17, “As land emissions”

    Supports: The official GHG Protocol source supports the identity, boundary and method basis of “Biogenic product emissions”.

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Use with context

Interpretation boundaries

Method disclosures required

Source-edition basis: Land Sector and Removals Standard, Version 1.1, published 30 June 2026; effective 1 January 2027.

  • Gas and unit
  • Product type
  • Scope and Scope 3 category
  • Method and boundary

Record-specific limitations

  • Direct, value-chain and product emissions remain disaggregated.
  • The result must not be netted with removals or product carbon storage.

Interpret this metric with the stated reporting boundary, period convention, value shape, and unit. Results prepared with different boundaries or conventions may not be directly comparable.

Measurement evidence supports the core record-specific claims described above. Corroborative evidence can support limitations, while compatibility and status sources provide their separately labelled context. None of these cards by itself determines an organisation's legal applicability, filing readiness, assurance status, or compliance conclusion.