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MetricCarbon storage in products

Product carbon storage

Measurement answer

What this metric measures

Reports carbon stored in biogenic and TCDR-based product and waste carbon pools by product, origin, pool and storage status.

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 storage in products
Controlled domain
Products and life-cycle assessment
Entity type
Metric

Reporting boundary

Eligible product and waste carbon pools reported separately from the physical GHG inventory; product carbon storage is excluded from and is not a CO2-removals result.

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 89, Section 15.2.1, Requirement 24, Losses of stored carbon | Page 88, Chapter 15, requirement list | page 90, section 15.2.2, Reporting requirements for product carbon storage | page 91, biogenic product carbon storage disclosure bullet | GHG Protocol Land Sector and Removals Standard v1.1, page 91, TCDR-based product carbon storage disclosure bullet | Page 90, section 15.2.2, Requirement 26, Waste carbon storage requirements | Page 91, Data quality–related product carbon storage recommendations — Waste carbon storage | Page 89, Section 15.2.1, Requirement 24, final 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 91, biogenic product carbon storage disclosure 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 89, Section 15.2.1, Requirement 24, Losses of stored carbon
    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 88, Chapter 15, requirement list
    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 91, TCDR-based product carbon storage disclosure bullet | GHG Protocol Land Sector and Removals Standard v1.1, page 91, TCDR-based product carbon storage disclosure 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 91, Data quality–related product carbon storage recommendations — Waste carbon storage | Page 90, section 15.2.2, Requirement 26, Waste carbon storage requirements | Page 91, Data quality–related product carbon storage recommendations — Waste carbon storage
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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 90, section 15.2.2, Reporting requirements for product carbon storage
    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 90, section 15.2.2, Requirement 26, Waste carbon storage requirements | Page 90, section 15.2.2, Requirement 26, Waste carbon storage requirements | Page 91, Data quality–related product carbon storage recommendations — Waste carbon storage
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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 89, Section 15.2.1, Requirement 24, final bullet
    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

  • Origin
  • Product
  • Pool
  • Stored carbon
  • Unit
  • Status
  • Period
  • Method

Published dimensions

  • Carbon origin
  • Product type
  • Carbon pool
  • Waste/reuse status
  • Scope 3 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 product-carbon-storage 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 89, Section 15.2.1, Requirement 24, Losses of stored carbon | Page 88, Chapter 15, requirement list | page 90, section 15.2.2, Reporting requirements for product carbon storage | page 91, biogenic product carbon storage disclosure bullet | GHG Protocol Land Sector and Removals Standard v1.1, page 91, TCDR-based product carbon storage disclosure bullet | Page 90, section 15.2.2, Requirement 26, Waste carbon storage requirements | Page 91, Data quality–related product carbon storage recommendations — Waste carbon storage | Page 89, Section 15.2.1, Requirement 24, final bullet

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

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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.

  • Stored carbon and unit
  • Product/pool
  • Origin
  • Storage period
  • Traceability and uncertainty

Record-specific limitations

  • Product storage cannot be counted as a removal.
  • Losses and reversals remain separately reported.

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.