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MetricLand use and land-sector accounting

Land carbon leakage

Measurement answer

What this metric measures

Reports land carbon leakage by value-chain activity, Scope 3 category, land-use category, method and spatial boundary.

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 use and land-sector accounting
Controlled domain
Nature, biodiversity and land
Entity type
Metric

Reporting boundary

Indirect land-related greenhouse gas effects outside the directly occupied or converted land boundary but attributable under the source-defined leakage method.

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
    PDF page 50, section 8.2.2, Reporting requirements for land carbon leakage | PDF pages 48-49, section 8.1; section 8.2.1, Requirement 13 | PDF page 84, Requirement 25, Life cycle GHG emissions, land use, and leakage | page 86, bullet on “land carbon leakage” accounting category | Page 64, Section 11.2.2, Reporting requirements for biogenic product emissions | Page 82, Requirement 19.GS, Life cycle GHG emissions | GHG Protocol Land Sector and Removals Standard v1.1, page 20, Requirement 4 | GHG Protocol Land Sector and Removals Standard v1.1, Chapter 8 | Page 63, Requirement 18, Life cycle GHG emissions, land use, and land carbon leakage of biogenic products, Bioenergy feedstocks bullet | Page 63, Requirement 18, Life cycle GHG emissions, land use, and land carbon leakage of biogenic products, Biomaterials bullet
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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 86, bullet on “land carbon leakage” accounting category
    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 20, Requirement 4 | GHG Protocol Land Sector and Removals Standard v1.1, page 20, Requirement 4 | GHG Protocol Land Sector and Removals Standard v1.1, Chapter 8
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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
    PDF page 50, section 8.2.2, Reporting requirements for land carbon leakage
    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, Life cycle GHG emissions, land use, and land carbon leakage of biogenic products, Biomaterials 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, 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 82, Requirement 19.GS, Life cycle GHG 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, Life cycle GHG emissions, land use, and land carbon leakage of biogenic products, Bioenergy feedstocks 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
    pages 48-49, section 8.1; section 8.2.1, Requirement 13 | PDF pages 48-49, section 8.1; section 8.2.1, Requirement 13
    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 84, Requirement 25, Life cycle GHG emissions, land use, and leakage
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    PACT Product Carbon Footprint Methodology

    CarbonFootprint.landCarbonLeakage
    Publisher
    WBCSD / Partnership for Carbon Transparency
    Edition
    PACT Methodology 3.0.1 and Technical Specifications 3.0.3
    Requirement
    Optional
    Relationship
    Reuses Canonical Metric
    Mapping outcome
    Reused
    Source locator
    Technical Specifications 3.0.3, Section 4.7, CarbonFootprint.landCarbonLeakage
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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

  • Activity
  • Scope 3 category
  • Leakage result
  • Unit
  • Method
  • Boundary

Published dimensions

  • Scope 3 category
  • Product/feedstock
  • Land-use category
  • Method
  • Geography

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 land-carbon-leakage 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
    PDF page 50, section 8.2.2, Reporting requirements for land carbon leakage | PDF pages 48-49, section 8.1; section 8.2.1, Requirement 13 | PDF page 84, Requirement 25, Life cycle GHG emissions, land use, and leakage | page 86, bullet on “land carbon leakage” accounting category | Page 64, Section 11.2.2, Reporting requirements for biogenic product emissions | Page 82, Requirement 19.GS, Life cycle GHG emissions | GHG Protocol Land Sector and Removals Standard v1.1, page 20, Requirement 4 | GHG Protocol Land Sector and Removals Standard v1.1, Chapter 8 | Page 63, Requirement 18, Life cycle GHG emissions, land use, and land carbon leakage of biogenic products, Bioenergy feedstocks bullet | Page 63, Requirement 18, Life cycle GHG emissions, land use, and land carbon leakage of biogenic products, Biomaterials bullet

    Supports: The official GHG Protocol source supports the identity, boundary and method basis of “Land carbon leakage”.

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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.

  • Activity
  • Scope 3 category
  • Quantification method
  • Spatial boundary
  • Uncertainty

Record-specific limitations

  • Leakage is separate from direct LUC emissions and land area.
  • Method and attribution assumptions must be disclosed.

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.