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GHG Protocol opens the AMI debate on market instruments and claims integrity

The GHG Protocol’s Actions and Market Instruments Phase 1 white paper proposes a multi-statement approach for physical inventories, market-based inventories, GHG impact statements and non-GHG indicators, with feedback open through May 31, 2026.

BY ESG DESK · MAY 1, 2026 · 1 MIN READ

The GHG Protocol’s Actions and Market Instruments Phase 1 white paper proposes a multi-statement approach for physical inventories, market-based inventories, GHG impact statements and non-GHG indicators, with feedback open through May 31, 2026. The legal significance is that carbon credits, certificates, procurement instruments and avoided-emissions claims are moving toward a more explicit accounting architecture. Green-claims advice will increasingly turn on whether the underlying accounting treatment can survive audit, investor and litigation scrutiny.

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