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Total gross greenhouse gas emissions

Measurement answer

What this metric measures

Total gross greenhouse gas emissions combine gross Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions before offsets, credits or removals for the reporting period. Location-based and market-based Scope 2 totals remain separate rather than being blended into one value.

Specification

Metric specification

Result format
Single value
Unit
Metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO₂e)
Reporting basis
Reporting period
Aggregation
Sum of gross Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions
Pillar
Environmental
Topic
Climate and greenhouse gas emissions
Controlled domain
Climate and greenhouse gases
Entity type
Metric

Reporting boundary

Gross Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions within the declared consolidation perimeter and reporting period, before offsets, credits or removals, with separate totals for location-based and market-based Scope 2 accounting.

Cross-library identity

Library mappings and variants

These links compare quantity, population, boundary, period, unit, denominator, aggregation, dimensions, and method edition. Partial relationships are navigation aids only and never authorize observation reuse.

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.

  • Adopting Disclosure

    European Sustainability Reporting Standards

    ESRS E1
    Publisher
    EFRAG
    Edition
    Taxonomy entry point dated 22 December 2023; package published 30 August 2024
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Broader Than
    Mapping outcome
    Cross Library Link
    Source locator
    ESRS E1; E1-4; paragraph 34; taxonomy concept esrs_GrossGreenhouseGasEmissions
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  • Adopting Disclosure

    European Sustainability Reporting Standards

    Source evidence
    Publisher
    European Commission
    Edition
    Consolidated text as of 1 January 2025
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Defines Disclosure
    Mapping outcome
    Direct Evidence
    Source locator
    Annex I, ESRS E1-6, paragraphs 44 and 51 to 55, and application requirements AR 53 to AR 55
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  • Adopting Disclosure

    PCAF Standards

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    Publisher
    Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials
    Edition
    Third Edition, December 2025
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Reuses Canonical Metric
    Mapping outcome
    Reused
    Source locator
    Table 10.2-1, Total emissions all scopes row
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  • Adopting Disclosure

    SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard v2.0

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    Publisher
    Science Based Targets initiative
    Edition
    Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2.0, June 2026; effective 1 February 2027
    Requirement
    Mandatory
    Relationship
    Reuses Canonical Metric
    Mapping outcome
    Reused
    Source locator
    C5.2; PDF page 29 | C37.2; PDF page 68 | C40.2; PDF page 74 | C44.1(a); PDF page 81
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Value structure

Dimensions and units

Unit
Metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO₂e)
Reporting basis
Reporting period

Unit meaning: One metric tonne of gases expressed using their carbon dioxide-equivalent warming effect.

Published dimensions

  • Mass of carbon dioxide equivalent
  • Emissions scope
  • Scope 2 accounting basis
  • Consolidation perimeter

Calculation method

Formula information

Status
Specified
Formula type
Sum

Formula

T = Σqᵢ

Sum only non-overlapping qualifying observations that use compatible units, boundaries, periods, classifications, and method editions.

Variables

SymbolVariableDefinitionUnit
qᵢqualifying observationEach compatible observation within the qualifying population and boundary defined for Total gross greenhouse gas emissions.tCO₂e

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 15 August 2026

    Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2772 supplementing Directive 2013/34/EU as regards sustainability reporting standards

    Publisher
    European Commission
    Edition
    Consolidated text as of 1 January 2025
    Locator
    Annex I, ESRS E1-6, paragraphs 44 and 51 to 55, and application requirements AR 53 to AR 55

    Supports: Official publisher reference linked specifically to the Sustopedia metric “Total gross greenhouse gas emissions”; interpret it with the source-edition basis and limitations shown on this page.

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Use with context

Interpretation boundaries

Method disclosures required

Source-edition basis: Current in-force ESRS E1 consolidated as of 1 January 2025.

  • Gross Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 components
  • Location-based and market-based Scope 2 totals separately
  • Consolidation perimeter and reporting-period alignment
  • Covered gases and 100-year global-warming-potential source and edition
  • Treatment of biogenic emissions, boundary changes and base-year recalculations

Record-specific limitations

  • Location-based and market-based Scope 2 totals are distinct values and must not be combined or averaged.
  • The total depends on the declared consolidation boundary, Scope 3 coverage, gases and global-warming-potential edition.
  • Offsets, credits, avoided emissions and removals are excluded and must be disclosed separately.
  • Base-year recalculations and reporting-boundary changes can affect trend comparability.

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.