In the first part, we learned why carbon reporting was important and what are the main terms about carbon reporting that we need to know.
Now let's dive deeper and learn more about it. Owing to the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement most countries have their own Carbon reporting legislations or rules.
SECR, UK - Streamline Energy and Carbon Reporting
GHGRP, USA - Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
CMM, EU - Climate Monitoring Mechanism
NGAGR, Australia - National Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reporting Scheme and more.
Along with these regulations set up by each country, we have other global organizations that add depth to carbon reporting.
Some of them being
TCFD - Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure. This institution works to incorporate the financial risks of climate change into the Annual Accounts Report to better inform the investors.
SBTi - Science-Based Target Initiatives. - It is also a global organization that provides a well-defined pathway for any company to reduce its Greenhouse gas emissions in line with what is needed to meet the Paris Agreement goals to keep the temperature well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C.
CDP - Climate Disclosure Project - It is a Global Environmental Disclosure system that helps a company measure their risk and opportunities in climate change, water security and deforestation.
GHG protocol - It is a global standardized framework to measure and manage Greenhouse gas emissions in their value chain and operations.
GRI - Global Reporting Initiative - It is another Global initiative that helps a company report its carbon emissions in a transparent way and take control of its actions.
Using all these tools, a company prepares its Carbon (GHG) emissions report along with its targets, benchmarks and financial disclosure on the risk and opportunities associated with climate change.
In the next part, we will look into a company's carbon report and dissect it.
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