Market-based Scope 2 CO2 emissions
Measurement answer
What this metric measures
Final Scope 2 carbon dioxide emissions calculated using the market-based method and reported in metric tons of CO2 for the reporting period.
Specification
Metric specification
- Result format
- Single value
- Unit
- metric tons CO2 — source-defined reporting unit
- Reporting basis
- Reporting period
- Aggregation
- Final market-based Scope 2 CO2 emissions for the reporting period
- Pillar
- Environmental
- Topic
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Controlled domain
- Climate and greenhouse gases
- Entity type
- Metric
Reporting boundary
Scope 2 emissions calculated under the market-based 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 AuthoritySource evidence
GHG Protocol
- Publisher
- GHG Protocol
- Edition
- 2015 publication
- Requirement
- Not Specified
- Relationship
- Defines Measurement
- Mapping outcome
- Direct Evidence
- Source locator
- page 51, section 6.7, step 3
- Measurement Authority52a129173c74ea853bcd
GHG Protocol
- Publisher
- GHG Protocol
- Edition
- 2015 publication
- Requirement
- Not Specified
- Relationship
- Maps Source Identity
- Mapping outcome
- Published
- Source locator
- page 51, section 6.7, step 3
Value structure
Dimensions and units
- Unit
- metric tons CO2 — source-defined reporting unit
- Reporting basis
- Reporting period
Unit meaning: Values use metric tons CO2 under the disclosed Scope 2 method, period and boundary.
Published dimensions
- Greenhouse gas species: CO2
- Accounting method: market-based
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 explicitly identifies final market-based Scope 2 emissions as a reportable result and specifies reporting CO2 in metric tons where data are available. It is not merged with the existing tCO2e metric because this candidate is a gas-specific CO2 quantity rather than total greenhouse gas emissions in carbon-dioxide-equivalent units.
Verified sources
Evidence and status sources
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Measurement evidence
- Measurement evidenceChecked 26 August 2026
GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance
- Publisher
- GHG Protocol
- Edition
- 2015 publication
- Locator
- page 51, section 6.7, step 3
Supports: The official GHG Protocol source supports the identity, boundary and method basis of “Market-based Scope 2 CO2 emissions”.
Open official source
Use with context
Interpretation boundaries
Method disclosures required
Source-edition basis: GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance, 2015 publication.
- Report final market-based Scope 2 emissions in metric tons of each greenhouse gas, including CO2, where data are available.
Record-specific limitations
- CO2 is reported where data are available.
- This gas-specific metric is not equivalent to total Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions expressed in CO2e.
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.