Introduction
The CarbonNeutral Protocol Purpose Principles Structure Development of The CarbonNeutral Protocol Other standards About Climate Impact Partners Acknowledgements Legal Awards
Core Requirements
Step 1: Define Step 2: Measure Step 3: Target Step 4: Reduce Step 5: Communicate
Technical Specifications and Guidance
Step 1: Define
1.1 Required GHG Emissions Sources 1.2 Certification specific requirements 1.3 Corporate value chain (Scope 3) accounting and reporting 1.4 Product-type certifications 1.5 Treatment of assets rented or leased to customers of CarbonNeutral® entities
Step 2: Measure
2.1 GHG Emissions quantification requirements 2.2 GHG Emissions Assessments 2.3 Quality assurance and verification 2.4 Energy use (gas and electricity) 2.5 Aviation 2.6 Materials consumption and waste 2.7 How to report GHG emissions from carbon neutral services within a corporate GHG inventory 2.8 Using environmental product declarations (EPDs) for CarbonNeutral® products
Step 3: Target
3.1 Approved emission reduction strategies and/or targets 3.2 Target and Reduce Form 3.3 Setting internal reduction targets 3.4 Net zero targets 3.5 Climate (or carbon, or net) positive
Step 4: Reduce
4.1 Approved Environmental Instrument Standards 4.2 Recognised non-carbon accounting standards 4.3 Evaluating internal GHG reductions 4.4 Elaboration on additionality and baselines 4.5 The use of carbon credits generated by projects which avoid, reduce and remove GHGs 4.6 Insetting 4.7 Excluded emission reduction project types 4.8 Corresponding Adjustments (CAs)
Step 5: Communicate
5.1 Use of the CarbonNeutral Certification logo 5.2 Communicating CarbonNeutral certification 5.3 Communicating 100% Renewable Electricity 5.4 Recommended disclosures and communication
Glossary of Terms
Reference Material
Attestation forms Cross-compliance Tables
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The CarbonNeutral Protocol Index

Step 2: Measure

The second step is to measure the subject’s GHG emissions and provide a complete and accurate GHG inventory over a relevant timescale.

Requirements/recommendations
The subject’s GHG emissions must be assessed in accordance with the requirements set out for entities, products and activities in Table 7.

Guidance 2 provides additional information regarding the measurement of GHG emissions. CarbonNeutral certifiers and technical partners should also pay particular attention to the contents of Technical Specification 1.2 which provides further guidance and clarification on defining the subject for certifications.

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