The GHG Protocol establishes comprehensive global standardised frameworks to measure greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from private and public sector operations, value chains and mitigation actions.
GHG Protocol
A gas that absorbs and emits radiation in the atmosphere, contributing to the greenhouse effect. GHGs include (among others) water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, and other CFCs.The most important (and abundant) GHG is carbon dioxide (CO₂).