In an article published April 14, 2026, in Trellis, reporter Jim Giles covers the work the AIM Platform has been doing since its inception in 2023 and how it fits into the broader standards ecosystem.
The AIM guidelines sit outside of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, the dominant framework for emissions accounting. But probably not for long. Kim Carnahan, the Center for Green Market Activation’s CEO, describes the AIM standard as an interim measure designed to free up climate finance while the protocol considers how to integrate the approach into its rules. And suggestions as to what that might look like emerged late last month when the protocol released a white paper summarizing how supply-chain interventions and related activity could be accounted for by companies.
From “Greenhouse Gas Protocol mulls dramatic expansion of emissions accounting” – Jim Giles for Trellis
Kim Carnahan, Founder and CEO of the Center for Green Market Activation, one of the three co-convenors of the AIM Platform is featured in the article, sharing the importance of the AIM Platform.
For the full article, visit the Trellis website: https://trellis.net/article/greenhouse-gas-protocol-aim-platform-insetting/