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MetricProduct life-cycle greenhouse gas accounting

Product GHG inventory by gas and biogenic status

Measurement answer

What this metric measures

Reports product life-cycle emissions and removals separately by required greenhouse gas, biogenic status and CO2-equivalent conversion basis.

Specification

Metric specification

Result format
Structured table
Unit
Structured table — see field-level units
Reporting basis
Reporting period and product-inventory reference period
Aggregation
Aggregate only compatible, non-overlapping observations for the same product, unit of analysis, boundary, stage, gas, period and method.
Pillar
Environmental
Topic
Product life-cycle greenhouse gas accounting
Controlled domain
Products and life-cycle assessment
Entity type
Metric

Reporting boundary

Named greenhouse gases attributable to the product system, including separate biogenic and non-biogenic results and the February 2013 Required Gases amendment (published May 2013).

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
    September 2011 publication
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Defines Measurement
    Mapping outcome
    Direct Evidence
    Source locator
    GHG Protocol Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard, September 2011, p. 91, total inventory results equation | Pages 1–4, required gases and reporting requirements | p.104, §13.2, Inventory results | PDF page 88, section 11.2 Requirements | PDF page 92, guidance step 5 | Page 19, Table 3.1, Chapter 13, Inventory Results | Page 17, Table 3.1, Chapter 11 Calculating Inventory Results | GHG Protocol Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard, September 2011, p.109, §13.3.5, additional disaggregation examples | GHG Protocol Product Standard, February 2013 Required Gases amendment, published May 2013 | GHG Protocol Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard, September 2011, p.90, §11.3.1, step 2 | GHG Protocol Product Standard, February 2013 Required Gases amendment, published May 2013 | Page 91, total inventory results equation
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    September 2011 publication
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    p.104, §13.2, Inventory results
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    September 2011 publication
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    Page 19, Table 3.1, Chapter 13, Inventory Results
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

    3a6a79c3542d2607ae8b
    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    September 2011 publication
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    Page 91, total inventory results equation
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

    607494bb304aca63a40d
    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    September 2011 publication
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    PDF page 88, section 11.2 Requirements
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    September 2011 publication
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    p.104, §13.2, Inventory results
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    September 2011 publication
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    page 90, section 11.3.1, step 2 | GHG Protocol Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard, September 2011, p.90, §11.3.1, step 2 | GHG Protocol Product Standard, February 2013 Required Gases amendment, published May 2013
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    September 2011 publication
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    Page 17, Table 3.1, Chapter 11 Calculating Inventory Results
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    September 2011 publication
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    PDF page 88, section 11.2 Requirements
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    September 2011 publication
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    p.104, §13.2, Inventory results
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

    9027650ac3505e13f800
    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    September 2011 publication
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    PDF page 88, section 11.2 Requirements
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    September 2011 publication
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    Page 19, Table 3.1, Chapter 13, Inventory Results
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    September 2011 publication
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    PDF page 92, guidance step 5
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    September 2011 publication
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    Page 91, total inventory results equation | GHG Protocol Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard, September 2011, p. 91, total inventory results equation
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    September 2011 publication
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    Page 17, Table 3.1, Chapter 11 Calculating Inventory Results
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    September 2011 publication
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    p.109, §13.3.5, additional disaggregation examples | GHG Protocol Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard, September 2011, p.109, §13.3.5, additional disaggregation examples | GHG Protocol Product Standard, February 2013 Required Gases amendment, published May 2013
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    September 2011 publication
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    PDF page 88, section 11.2 Requirements
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    September 2011 publication
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    p.104, §13.2, Inventory results
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    September 2011 publication
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    Page 91, total inventory results equation
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    September 2011 publication
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    PDF page 92, guidance step 5
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    September 2011 publication
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    Page 91, total inventory results equation | GHG Protocol Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard, September 2011, p. 91, total inventory results equation
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    September 2011 publication
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    PDF page 92, guidance step 5
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    September 2011 publication
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    PDF page 92, guidance step 5
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    PACT Product Carbon Footprint Methodology

    CarbonFootprint.biogenicNonCO2Emissions
    Publisher
    WBCSD / Partnership for Carbon Transparency
    Edition
    PACT Methodology 3.0.1 and Technical Specifications 3.0.3
    Requirement
    Conditional
    Relationship
    Reuses Canonical Metric
    Mapping outcome
    Reused
    Source locator
    Technical Specifications 3.0.3, Section 4.7, CarbonFootprint.biogenicNonCO2Emissions
    Open official framework source

Value structure

Dimensions and units

Unit
Structured table — see field-level units
Reporting basis
Reporting period and product-inventory reference period

Unit meaning: Each field uses its source-defined unit and retains the applicable product, unit of analysis, life-cycle stage, gas, period and method.

Table fields and units

  • Greenhouse gas
  • Raw mass
  • Raw unit
  • CO2e
  • Biogenic status
  • Stage
  • GWP source and edition

Published dimensions

  • Named greenhouse gas
  • Biogenic status
  • Emission or removal
  • Life-cycle stage
  • GWP edition

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 product-ghg-inventory-by-gas-and-biogenic-status while preserving product, unit-of-analysis, life-cycle-stage, gas, method and boundary distinctions.

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 28 August 2026

    Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard

    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    September 2011 publication
    Locator
    GHG Protocol Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard, September 2011, p. 91, total inventory results equation | Pages 1–4, required gases and reporting requirements | p.104, §13.2, Inventory results | PDF page 88, section 11.2 Requirements | PDF page 92, guidance step 5 | Page 19, Table 3.1, Chapter 13, Inventory Results | Page 17, Table 3.1, Chapter 11 Calculating Inventory Results | GHG Protocol Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard, September 2011, p.109, §13.3.5, additional disaggregation examples | GHG Protocol Product Standard, February 2013 Required Gases amendment, published May 2013 | GHG Protocol Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard, September 2011, p.90, §11.3.1, step 2 | GHG Protocol Product Standard, February 2013 Required Gases amendment, published May 2013 | Page 91, total inventory results equation

    Supports: The official GHG Protocol Product Standard source supports the identity, boundary and method basis of “Product GHG inventory by gas and biogenic status”.

    Open official source

Use with context

Interpretation boundaries

Method disclosures required

Source-edition basis: Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard, September 2011 publication.

  • Product and unit of analysis
  • Cradle-to-grave or justified cradle-to-gate boundary
  • Reporting period and reference flow
  • Included life-cycle stages and attributable processes
  • Data sources, allocation, data quality and uncertainty
  • Excluded processes and limitations

Record-specific limitations

  • Combine only observations with compatible products, units of analysis, life-cycle boundaries, periods, gases and methods.
  • Physical inventory results remain separate from offsets, avoided emissions and comparative claims.

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.