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MetricCarbon-removal accounting

Removal-pathway life-cycle GHG emissions

Measurement answer

What this metric measures

Reports cradle-to-grave greenhouse gas emissions associated with a removal pathway by activity, scope, category and gas.

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

Life-cycle emissions caused by covered land-management or technological removal pathways; reported in gross inventory scopes and separately from the removal 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 85, Reporting requirements for geologic storage, Life cycle GHG emissions | Page 20, Requirement 4 | Chapter 14, as referenced by Requirement 4 | page 111, Requirement 31, gross CO2 fluxes | page 85, Reporting requirements for geologic storage | Page 69, Requirement 19, Life cycle GHG emissions | Page 71, Section 12.2.2, Reporting requirements for removals
    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 20, Requirement 4 | Chapter 14, as referenced by Requirement 4
    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 69, Requirement 19, Life cycle GHG emissions | Page 69, Requirement 19, Life cycle GHG emissions
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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 111, Requirement 31, gross CO2 fluxes
    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 85, Reporting requirements for geologic storage, Life cycle GHG emissions
    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 85, Reporting requirements for geologic 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 71, Section 12.2.2, Reporting requirements for removals
    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

  • Pathway
  • Activity
  • Scope/category
  • GHG emissions
  • Unit
  • Method

Published dimensions

  • Removal pathway
  • Life-cycle activity
  • Scope
  • Scope 3 category
  • GHG

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 removal-pathway-life-cycle-ghg-emissions 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 85, Reporting requirements for geologic storage, Life cycle GHG emissions | Page 20, Requirement 4 | Chapter 14, as referenced by Requirement 4 | page 111, Requirement 31, gross CO2 fluxes | page 85, Reporting requirements for geologic storage | Page 69, Requirement 19, Life cycle GHG emissions | Page 71, Section 12.2.2, Reporting requirements for removals

    Supports: The official GHG Protocol source supports the identity, boundary and method basis of “Removal-pathway life-cycle GHG emissions”.

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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.

  • Pathway/activity
  • Scope/category
  • GHG and unit
  • Life-cycle boundary
  • Method

Record-specific limitations

  • Pathway emissions cannot be netted against removals.
  • Cradle-to-grave boundary and allocation must be disclosed.

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.