The GHG Protocol (Greenhouse Gas Protocol) is the most widely used international accounting framework for measuring and reporting corporate greenhouse-gas emissions, organizing them into Scope 1, 2 and 3. It defines methods including location-based and market-based accounting for purchased electricity, which determines how data-center operators credit renewable energy purchases. Most corporate carbon disclosures and science-based targets are built on its standards.
Category: Sustainability & Metrics · Subcategory: Energy & Carbon · Part of the AIDC Technical Terminology reference.