GHG Protocol, ISO to combine carbon accounting standards
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol and the International Organization for Standardization will work to combine their carbon emissions accounting standards into a single global standard, GHG Protocol announced Wednesday.
The move will consolidate the GHG Protocol’s scope 1, 2 and 3 standards and guidance in its Action and Market Instruments workstream with ISO’s 14064-1 greenhouse gas accounting standard.
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