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Greenhouse-gas accounting · Working

Avoided emissions

Also called: emissions avoided

ELI5

Estimated emissions prevented relative to a defined counterfactual, reported separately from inventory emissions.

Used in conversation

“The team needs one controlled copy of avoided emissions, with an owner and date.”

Pitch context

You will see “Avoided emissions” in sustainability reports, impact decks, climate plans and assurance materials when the discussion reaches greenhouse-gas accounting.

Why it matters: In greenhouse-gas accounting, the reporting boundary, method, period and evidence can materially change the claim.

Caution

State the reporting boundary, method, period and evidence; standards, regulation and assurance requirements vary.

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Sources & evidence · 3

Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.