The Next Frontier of Carbon Accounting

A briefing by RMI on the necessity of standardizing carbon accounting across industrial supply chains to meet Paris Agreement goals and limit global warming to 1.5°C.

• Industrial supply chains account for more than 40 percent of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and reducing these emissions is essential to limiting global warming to 1.5°C.
• Investors, consumers, and policymakers are increasing pressure on companies to disclose direct and indirect carbon footprints to ensure alignment with the Paris Agreement's carbon reduction trajectories.
• Achieving necessary emission reductions requires the standardization of carbon accounting across various existing platforms, protocols, and standards through a cross-sector effort that aligns GHG and financial accounting and provides specific guidance for supply chains.

APA

RMI (2020). The Next Frontier of Carbon Accounting. https://rmi.org/resources/the-next-frontier-of-carbon-accounting/

Chicago

RMI. The Next Frontier of Carbon Accounting. 2020. https://rmi.org/resources/the-next-frontier-of-carbon-accounting/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{rmi2020next, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{The Next Frontier of Carbon Accounting}}, institution = {RMI}, year = {2020}, month = jun, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/the-next-frontier-of-carbon-accounting/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }