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MetricCarbon-removal accounting

Gross atmospheric CO2 removals

Measurement answer

What this metric measures

Reports optional gross transfers of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere before storage qualification or life-cycle netting, by pathway, scope and reporting category.

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
Carbon-removal accounting
Controlled domain
Climate and greenhouse gases
Entity type
Metric

Reporting boundary

Atmospheric CO2 transferred by a covered land-management or technological pathway, reported as an optional gross flux and kept separate from net removals, storage, reversals and pathway 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 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 21, Additional gross CO2 fluxes subcategories | page 72, section 12.3 Recommendations and options, Accounting for gross CO2 removals | page 111, Requirement 31, gross CO2 fluxes | page 68, removals overview | page 61, section 11.1, paragraph following Figure 11.1 | page 19, Figure 4.2
    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 68, removals overview
    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
    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 72, section 12.3 Recommendations and options, Accounting for gross CO2 removals
    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 21, Additional gross CO2 fluxes 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 72, section 12.3 Recommendations and options, Accounting for gross CO2 removals
    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 19, Figure 4.2
    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 61, section 11.1, paragraph following Figure 11.1
    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
    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 21, Additional gross CO2 fluxes subcategories
    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

  • Removal pathway
  • Scope/category
  • CO2 source
  • Gross atmospheric CO2 transfer
  • Unit
  • Method note

Published dimensions

  • Removal pathway
  • Scope
  • Scope 3 category
  • CO2 source
  • Reporting category

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 gross-atmospheric-co2-removals 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 21, Additional gross CO2 fluxes subcategories | page 72, section 12.3 Recommendations and options, Accounting for gross CO2 removals | page 111, Requirement 31, gross CO2 fluxes | page 68, removals overview | page 61, section 11.1, paragraph following Figure 11.1 | page 19, Figure 4.2

    Supports: The official GHG Protocol source supports the identity, boundary and method basis of “Gross atmospheric CO2 removals”.

    Open official source

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.

  • Gross CO2 amount and field-level unit
  • Removal pathway and CO2 source
  • Scope/category
  • Confirmation that storage and life-cycle emissions are excluded

Record-specific limitations

  • A gross atmospheric transfer is not evidence of continued storage or a qualifying net removal.
  • Gross fluxes cannot be netted against pathway emissions or substituted for storage reporting.

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.