Emissions accounting is prohibitively complicated and expensive. The solution is to embed emissions data directly into financial accounting systems — a data science approach that makes it easier, faster, cheaper, and more accurate.
The feud between the GHG Protocol and the E-Ledger Institute is a false choice, rooted in inattentional blindness rather than material differences. A single, interoperable emissions accounting system can serve the GHG Protocol, E-Ledgers, CBAM, and input-output analysis at once — without distorting the underlying data.
Carbon accounting is evolving rapidly — becoming easier, faster, cheaper, and more accurate. A new playbook is emerging, led by startup innovators, academic pioneers, central bank statisticians, and a voluntary collective.