GHG emissions represented in retired allowances
Measurement answer
What this metric measures
Reports the quantity of greenhouse gas emissions represented by retired allowances, separately from standard scope 1, scope 2, and scope 3 emissions.
Specification
Metric specification
- Result format
- Single value
- Unit
- tons CO2e — source-defined reporting unit
- Reporting basis
- Reporting period for which allowances are retired and disclosed
- Aggregation
- Total GHG emissions represented by retired allowances
- Pillar
- Environmental
- Topic
- Retired emissions allowances
- Controlled domain
- Climate and greenhouse gases
- Entity type
- Metric
Reporting boundary
Retired allowances reported separately from standard scope 1, scope 2, and scope 3 emissions
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 AuthoritySource evidence
GHG Protocol
- Publisher
- GHG Protocol
- Edition
- 2015 publication
- Requirement
- Not Specified
- Relationship
- Defines Measurement
- Mapping outcome
- Direct Evidence
- Source locator
- Page 72, Section 8.2.3, Reporting options
- Measurement Authorityf89aa96b9498ae19b2b6
GHG Protocol
- Publisher
- GHG Protocol
- Edition
- 2015 publication
- Requirement
- Not Specified
- Relationship
- Maps Source Identity
- Mapping outcome
- Published
- Source locator
- page 72, section 8.2.3, Reporting options | Page 72, Section 8.2.3, Reporting options
Value structure
Dimensions and units
- Unit
- tons CO2e — source-defined reporting unit
- Reporting basis
- Reporting period for which allowances are retired and disclosed
Unit meaning: Values use tons CO2e under the disclosed Scope 2 method, period and boundary.
Published dimensions
- allowance retirement status
Disclosure method
Formula information
- Status
- Not applicable
- Formula type
- Structured Disclosure
Disclosure form
No single formulaReport the source-defined result with its stated fields and method disclosures. The source expressly requires a separately reported quantity in tons CO2e and establishes a distinct boundary outside the standard GHG inventory scopes. It is therefore a standalone reportable quantity rather than an inventory-emissions metric.
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 26 August 2026
GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance
- Publisher
- GHG Protocol
- Edition
- 2015 publication
- Locator
- Page 72, Section 8.2.3, Reporting options
Supports: The official GHG Protocol source supports the identity, boundary and method basis of “GHG emissions represented in retired allowances”.
Open official source
Use with context
Interpretation boundaries
Method disclosures required
Source-edition basis: GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance, 2015 publication.
- Report the quantity of GHG emissions represented by retired allowances as a separate disclosure.
- Do not report the quantity within standard scope 1, scope 2, or scope 3 emissions.
Record-specific limitations
- This quantity is not a standard scope 1, scope 2, or scope 3 emissions result.
- The disclosure represents GHG emissions associated with retired allowances and must not be added to the organizational scope emissions inventory.
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.