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The CarbonNeutral Protocol
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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
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Index
2.1 GHG Emissions quantification requirements
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