Today’s clean energy market rules no longer face criticism solely from the climate-minded hoping to improve the integrity of clean energy procurement. There is a new strategy from those who...
APAC
Smart Metering in India: Building a Digital Foundation for a 24/7 CFE Future
DISCOMs are at the center of India’s energy transition, responsible for delivering electricity to millions of consumers and integrating rapidly growing shares of renewable energy into the grid. But most...
GHGP
FAQ – Scope 2 Market-Based Updates
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...
GHGP
Scope 2 for the Age of Deep Decarbonization
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...
Granular Accounting
EnergyTag Accredits First Granular Certificate Issuers, Marking a Major Milestone for Hourly Clean Energy Tracking
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...
US
A North Star State Climate Policy: Hourly Matching in Minnesota
How recent recommendations for implementing their Carbon Free Standard law could pave the way for more ambitious state climate policy In 2023, Minnesota adopted an ambitious climate law to achieve...
Granular Accounting
It’s About Time (Part 2): Carbon Intensity
This blog follows up on “It’s About Time”, which looked at hourly clean electricity availability across global grids. In this second part, we dive deeper into the question: how carbon-intensive...
GHGP
GHG Protocol Scope 2 Update: 7 Key Messages
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...
APAC
India’s Green Hydrogen Ambitions: Can Its Certification Framework Support Global Trade?
Why Green Hydrogen Matters Green hydrogen, produced via electrolysis powered by renewable electricity, is critical for India’s decarbonization journey. It enables deep emissions reductions across hard-to-abate sectors such as steel,...
APAC
Turning 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Vision into Reality: Taiwan Steps Toward Sub-Hourly Matched T-RECs
24/7 Carbon-Free Energy (CFE) ensures that clean electricity is being used in real time, hour by hour, which more accurately reflects actual emissions reductions. Traditional annual or monthly accounting methods...
APAC
Vietnam’s Power Market Shift: What 30-Minute Pricing Means for Clean Energy
Vietnam’s clean energy transition is gaining pace. Coal still leads, but its share dropped to 40% in 2022, down from 50% in 2019, as renewables, especially solar and wind, expanded...
Europe
Electron Bank: Powering Europe’s Clean Industrial Future
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...
APAC
The Future of Australia’s Renewable Energy Market: Understanding the Role of Time-Stamped REGO Certificates
A Look Back: The Role of LGCs in Australia’s Renewable Energy Story The Large-Scale Generation Certificate (LGC) system has been an integral part of Australia’s renewable energy market, functioning under...
