Let’s Talk Scope 3 Electricity Emissions!
Electricity use by suppliers and customers is one of the most common sources of greenhouse gas emissions in company value chains. Building on clear guidance from the GHG Protocol and programs such as RE100, many companies already engage in interventions to address purchased electricity emissions, also known as scope 2. However, addressing value chain, or scope 3, electricity emissions has proven more difficult. Companies often struggle to accurately trace and locate electricity emissions in their value chains. Then, even when a company identifies an impactful way to address value chain electricity emissions, there is currently a gap in existing standards on how to credibly account for and report those scope 3 interventions.
Through stakeholder feedback on the Association Test, the AIM Platform heard clearly that these challenges are limiting companies’ ability to take meaningful action on their scope 3 electricity emissions. In response, the AIM Platform has developed a draft Electricity Annex to supplement the application of the Association Test and the Intervention Quality, Accounting, and Reporting (QAR) Standard and Guidance specifically for scope 3 electricity interventions.
Between now and December 5, we’re inviting companies with Scope 3 electricity emissions to review the Electricity Annex and share feedback that will inform future revisions. Please download and review the draft here the feedback form is linked within the document.
Through this work, we’re seeking to provide clarity that will unlock electricity decarbonization across global value chains.