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MetricCarbon-removal accounting

Land-management CO2 removals

Measurement answer

What this metric measures

Reports land-management carbon dioxide removals by scope, Scope 3 category, land-use category and land-based carbon pool.

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

Qualifying atmospheric CO2 removals stored in covered land-based carbon pools, reported gross and separately from geologic removals, emissions and product 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
    PDF page 76, Section 13.2.1, Requirement 19.LMR | Page 78, Requirement 21.LMR introductory paragraph and data-specific-to-sinks-and-pools bullet | Page 79, Requirement 23.LMR, Ongoing storage monitoring | Page 41, Section 7.2.1, Requirement 10, Carbon pools
    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 78, Requirement 21.LMR introductory paragraph and data-specific-to-sinks-and-pools 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 79, Requirement 23.LMR, Ongoing storage monitoring
    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 76, Section 13.2.1, Requirement 19.LMR
    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 41, Section 7.2.1, Requirement 10, Carbon pools
    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

  • Scope/category
  • Land category
  • Pool
  • CO2 removals
  • Unit
  • Permanence
  • Method

Published dimensions

  • Scope
  • Scope 3 category
  • Land-use category
  • Carbon pool
  • 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-management-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
    PDF page 76, Section 13.2.1, Requirement 19.LMR | Page 78, Requirement 21.LMR introductory paragraph and data-specific-to-sinks-and-pools bullet | Page 79, Requirement 23.LMR, Ongoing storage monitoring | Page 41, Section 7.2.1, Requirement 10, Carbon pools

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

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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.

  • Removal amount
  • Scope/category
  • Pool
  • Spatial boundary
  • Permanence/uncertainty

Record-specific limitations

  • Land and geologic removals remain distinct.
  • Permanence, monitoring and uncertainty criteria must be met.

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.