Carbon Accounting 101
Your go-to guide for key concepts, essential terms, and an overview of our carbon accounting methodology.
Introduction to Carbon Accounting
Our Methodology
- Will my product be certified by Trace?
- What methodology does Trace use?
- Can you cover all 15 Scope 3 categories of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP)?
- Are your Scope 2 calculations location-based or market-based?
- Are emissions factors based on the country of origin or country of procurement?
- How are emissions factors mapped to activities?
- Do you adjust EFs based on inflation?
- What is FootprintLab?
- How and when are emissions factors updated?
- Do you convert currencies for spend-based calculations?
- Does Trace use supplier specific emissions factors?
- Does Trace Use Basic Price or Purchaser Price for Spend-Based Emissions Factors?
- How do you use assumptions in emissions calculations?
- Do we use IEA electricity factors?