In a recent blog, we detailed why these updates to the Scope 2 market-based method are both necessary to improve the credibility and impact of market-based accounting, as well as how they are feasible to implement. In this follow-up blog, we provide responses to a list of frequently asked questions. — Is this forcing buyers […]
In a recent blog post, the GHGP summarized the current proposal for updated inventory rules and potential consequential emissions reporting. Each author of this essay is honored to serve on the diverse, expert-led Scope 2 Technical Working Group that has proposed reforms to improve the accuracy of emissions inventories. In this blog, we describe the […]
The two schemes differ in their underlying mechanism for issuing GCs and in geographical scope, highlighting the flexibility and broad applicability of the EnergyTag standard: Energinet, the Danish transmission system operator and Guarantee of Origin Issuing body, has been approved by EnergyTag to directly issue GCs to producers in Denmark, a GC Issuer setup known […]
I am honoured to have been selected as a Scope 2 Technical Working Group (TWG) member, alongside dozens of global experts. All the slides and minutes from the TWG are posted publicly shortly after each meeting, providing transparency into the process. This blog looks at 7 key messages from the process update based on direct […]
Europe’s industry is in crisis, exacerbated by expensive and volatile power prices, but tools are being developed to meet this challenge. The Clean Industrial Deal published today stressed that power purchase agreements (PPAs) are “key to making clean energy production more attractive for industrial users and final energy bills less dependent on volatile fossil fuels […]
EnergyTag Oral Testimony March 27, 2024 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit Internal Revenue Service Good Morning, My name is Killian Daly and I am the Executive Director at EnergyTag, an independent not-for-profit organization based in Europe, focused on promoting and enabling robust hourly electricity accounting standards globally. Previously, I oversaw energy sourcing for one […]
In previous blogs, we’ve discussed the opportunity to implement Granular Accounting in the GHG Protocol and the benefits that can bring. In this final part of the blog series, we talk about feasibility – getting it done. Granular Matching is Happening Figure 1 – Millions of MWhs of Hourly Matching Are Happening Globally (Source: EnergyTag). […]
In previous blogs, we discussed the huge opportunity presented by the GHG Protocol update and what the research says about how to solve it with Granular Accounting. Now we turn to what Governments are doing and how that should guide where the GHG Protocol goes. Over the past few years, we have started to see […]
In the last two blogs, we highlighted the unique opportunity to embed Granular Carbon Accounting in the update of the GHG Protocol. But what does the science about its impact on grid decarbonization? This article dives into the evidence. In particular, we focus on modelling from the world’s leading power systems experts (e.g. Princeton, MIT, […]
In our last blog, we discussed the huge opportunity presented by the update of the GHG Protocol to fix carbon accounting and electricity accounting in particular. Today, let’s talk about some basic issues with how today’s accounting works, which has led to concerns about insufficient additionality of renewables being driven by related claims. A core […]