Life cycle GHG emissions attributable to biogenic products
Measurement answer
What this metric measures
A structured disclosure of life cycle greenhouse gas emissions attributable to biogenic products, reported in the applicable emissions accounting category and subcategory.
Specification
Metric specification
- Result format
- Structured table
- Unit
- Structured table — see field-level units
- Reporting basis
- Reporting period
- Aggregation
- Reported separately for each applicable emissions accounting category and subcategory; no cross-category aggregation is prescribed.
- Pillar
- Environmental
- Topic
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Controlled domain
- Climate and greenhouse gases
- Entity type
- Metric
Reporting boundary
Life cycle GHG emissions attributable to biogenic products, reported in the appropriate emissions accounting category and subcategory.
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
- Version 1.1, published 30 June 2026; effective 1 January 2027
- Requirement
- Not Specified
- Relationship
- Defines Measurement
- Mapping outcome
- Direct Evidence
- Source locator
- Page 64, Section 11.2.2, Reporting requirements for biogenic product emissions
- Measurement Authority088d22d4ff3430d94ea5
GHG Protocol
- 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
Value structure
Dimensions and units
- Unit
- Structured table — see field-level units
- Reporting basis
- Reporting period
Unit meaning: Each field uses its source-defined unit and retains the applicable scope, category, land-sector method and boundary.
Table fields and units
- Biogenic product type
- Emissions accounting category
- Emissions accounting subcategory
- Life cycle GHG emissions attributable to biogenic products
- Unit
- Boundary and attribution method
Published dimensions
- emissions accounting category
- emissions accounting subcategory
- biogenic product type
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 establishes a required, separately reportable emissions result for biogenic products, but does not prescribe one unit, formula, or universal aggregation. A structured table preserves category and subcategory placement and records field-level units and boundary/method context. It is not the same construct as direct biogenic CO2 emissions within the Scope 1 boundary.
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 64, Section 11.2.2, Reporting requirements for biogenic product emissions
Supports: The official GHG Protocol source supports the identity, boundary and method basis of “Life cycle GHG emissions attributable to biogenic products”.
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Interpretation boundaries
Method disclosures required
Source-edition basis: Land Sector and Removals Standard, Version 1.1, published 30 June 2026; effective 1 January 2027.
- Identify the emissions accounting category and subcategory in which each result is reported.
- State the unit used for each reported emissions value.
- Describe the organizational and life-cycle boundary used to determine emissions attributable to the biogenic product.
- Disclose the method used to attribute life cycle GHG emissions to biogenic products where attribution is necessary.
Record-specific limitations
- The source requires reporting in the appropriate accounting category and subcategory but does not prescribe a common unit.
- The source does not prescribe a calculation formula, life-cycle assessment method, allocation approach, or aggregation across categories.
- This metric is distinct from direct Scope 1 biogenic CO2 emissions and may include emissions reported outside the Scope 1 organizational boundary.
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.